Question

Desmond's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 2/3 of a pound of butter and 1/2 of a

pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
pounds

Answer 1

`(1)/(6)` or 0.167 pounds more butter was used than sugar

Solution:

Given that, Desmond's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 2/3 of a pound of butter and 1/2 of a pound of sugar

To find: Amount of butter used than sugar

From given information,

`\text{Butter used} = (2)/(3) \text{ pound }`

`\text{Sugar used } = (1)/(2) \text{ pound }`

To find how much butter is used than sugar, find the difference between them

`Difference = Butter\ used - Sugar\ used`

`Difference = (2)/(3) - (1)/(2)\\\\Difference = (2 * 2-1 * 3)/(3 * 2)\\\\Difference =(4-3)/(6)\\\\Difference =(1)/(6) = 0.167\\\\`

Thus
`(1)/(6)` or 0.167 pounds more butter was used than sugar