Question

You buy butter for $3.31 a pound.

Answer 1

Answer:

The butter for one portion cost is $0.35.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : You buy butter for $3.31 a pound.  One portion of the onion compote requires 1.7 oz of butter.

To find : How much does the butter for one portion cost?

Solution :

First we need to convert pounds to ounces,

1 pound = 16 ounces

i.e. 16 ounce cost $3.3.

1 ounce cost $\frac{3.3}{16}$

One portion of the onion compote requires 1.7 oz of butter.

So, 1.7 ounce cost $\frac{3.3}{16}\times 1.7$

1.7 ounce cost $0.350625.

Rounding to the nearest cent - $0.35.

Therefore, the butter for one portion cost is $0.35.