Question

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

Answer 1

$\frac{1}{6}$ 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,

$\text{Butter used} = \frac{2}{3} \text{ pound }$

$\text{Sugar used } = \frac{1}{2} \text{ pound }$

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

$Difference = Butter\ used - Sugar\ used$

$Difference = \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{2}\\\\Difference = \frac{2 \times 2-1 \times 3}{3 \times 2}\\\\Difference =\frac{4-3}{6}\\\\Difference =\frac{1}{6} = 0.167$

Thus $\frac{1}{6}$ or 0.167 pounds more butter was used than sugar