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A recipe that uses 1/2 pound of almonds makes 5/6 cup of almond butter. Which is a reasonable estimate for the amount of almond butter the recipe makes per pound of almonds?What amout of almond butter does the recipe make per pound of almonds?____ cup(s) of almond butter per pound of almonds

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The given information is:

1/2 pound of almonds makes 5/6 of almond butter.

Since 1 pound is double of 1/2 pound, we will need to multiply the amount of almond butter by 2 to find the almond butter that 1 pound can make.

Multiply the amount of almond butter by 2:


2*(5)/(6)

The reason for this multiplication is that to find the amount of almond butter that 1 pound makes, we need double of what 1/2 can make.

Solving the multiplication:


2*(5)/(6)=(2*5)/(6)

Since 2x5 is equal to 10:


2*(5)/(6)=(10)/(6)

1 pound of almonds makes 10/6 cups of almond butter.

Answer: 10/6 cups of almond butter per pound of almonds

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