To determine the amount of almond butter that can be made per pound of almonds, we can start by finding out how much almond butter corresponds to 1 pound of almonds based on the given information.
The recipe specifies that 1/2 pound of almonds yields 5/6 cup of almond butter. To find out how much almond butter can be made from 1 pound of almonds, we can set up a proportion:
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Find the amount of almond butter per pound: \[ \text{Almond Butter per Pound} = \left(\frac{5/6 \text{ cup}}{1/2 \text{ pound}}\right) \times 1 \text{ pound} \]
To calculate this, we will multiply \(5/6\) by \(2\) (because \(1 \div (1/2) = 2\)): \[ \text{Almond Butter per Pound} = \frac{5}{6} \times 2 = \frac{5 \times 2}{6} = \frac{10}{6} = \frac{5}{3} \text{ cups} \]
Thus, the amount of almond butter made per pound of almonds is: \[ \frac{5}{3} \text{ cups} \]
So the recipe makes \( \frac{5}{3} \) cups (or approximately \(1 \frac{2}{3}\) cups) of almond butter per pound of almonds.