I believe it takes about 4 potatoes to make the pound!
Potatoes come in many sizes, a pound could be anywhere from 2 -18 .
One pound of potatoes yields about three cups of peeled & sliced potatoes.
One pound of potatoes yields about three cups of peeled & sliced potatoes.
It depends how big the potatoes are
There are so many ways to prepare potatoes, both white and sweet.
The answer will vary with the size of the potato. 4 to 5 medium potatoes would equal about 1 pound. One medium potato is equal to about 1/2 cup, so one pound of potatoes would be equal to about 2 cups of mashe potatoes.
Red potatoes come in many sizes. -Right now I have little ones about 1/2 ounce and larger ones about 3 ounces (and some in between ) -So this is an impossible question.
One pound of of white or russet potatoes makes approximately 1 3/4 cups of mashed potatoes. Using that measurement, then five pounds of potatoes would make approximately 8 3/4 cups of mashed potatoes. Source: http://southernfood.about.com/library/info/blequivp.htm
10 half pound potatoes.
aprox 4
depends how big they are
There are 16 ounces in a pound: whether of peanuts or of potatoes.