Information given to us:
10 4/5 total cake batter
18 cupcakes
First, we need to find the improper fraction of 10 4/5, which is 54/5. Now we can divide 54/5 by 18. Answer: every cupcake will use 3/5 cup.
When you line the object up against the ruler you are measuring it's side, if you put it on the one instead of the zero then you're making the object one inch longer, so you'd have to subtract the one in the end
3 apples weigh 1 lb.....so 1 apple would weigh 1/3 = 0.3 lbs