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 [tex]\frac{3.3}{16}[/tex]
One portion of the onion compote requires 1.7 oz of butter.
So, 1.7 ounce cost [tex]\frac{3.3}{16}\times 1.7[/tex]
1.7 ounce cost $0.350625.
Rounding to the nearest cent - $0.35.
Therefore, the butter for one portion cost is $0.35.
