Colleen's Desserts made a batch of fresh scones with 5/8 of a pound of butter and 1/2 of a pound of sugar. How much more butter than sugar was used?
To find the difference between the amount of butter and sugar used, we need to subtract the weight of the sugar from the weight of the butter: 5/8 pound - 1/2 pound = 5/8 - 4/8 = 1/8 pound.
Thus, Colleen's Desserts used 1/8 pound more butter than sugar in the batch of scones. Answer: \boxed{\frac{1}{8}\text{ pound}}.
To find out how much more butter than sugar was used, we first need to determine the quantities of both ingredients, and then calculate the difference between the two.
Given:
Butter used: 5/8 pound
Sugar used: 1/2 pound
To calculate the difference, subtract the weight of the sugar used from the weight of the butter used:
5/8 pound - 1/2 pound = (5/8) - (4/8) = 1/8 pound
Therefore, the batch of fresh scones used 1/8 pound more butter than sugar.
To find out how much more butter than sugar was used, we need to subtract the weight of the sugar from the weight of the butter.
Step 1: Convert the fractions into a common denominator.
5/8 = (5/8) * (4/4) = 20/32
1/2 = (1/2) * (16/16) = 16/32
Step 2: Subtract the weight of the sugar from the weight of the butter.
20/32 - 16/32 = 4/32
Step 3: Simplify the fraction.
4/32 = 1/8
Therefore, 1/8 pound more butter than sugar was used.