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Ellie has 12.5 pounds of potatoes to make mashed potatoes. She uses one-tenth as many pounds of butter as potatoes. How many pounds of butter does Ellie use?

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pounds of butter=1/10 (potatoes)
=1/10 (12.5)
=1.25 pounds

Ellie uses 1.25 pounds of butter
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