SOLUTION: If 2 cups of melted chocolate weigh 16 ounces,how many cups of melted chocolate can be obtained from a package of chocolate weighing 1 pound 8ounces?

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Question 951750: If 2 cups of melted chocolate weigh 16 ounces,how many cups of melted chocolate can be obtained from a package of chocolate weighing 1 pound 8ounces?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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2cups/16 oz=1 cup/8 oz
1 pound=16 oz
1pound 8 oz=24 oz
(24 oz)(1cup/8oz)=3 cups ANSWER: 1 pound 8 ounces yields 3 cups of melted chocolate.