document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494593>Question 494593</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of pounds in y ounces </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #336013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=336013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 16 ounces in a pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if you have a 32 ounce package of something, ask yourself how many pounds does it weigh.  You can probably tell that it is 2 pounds.  How did you do that?  You just divide the number of ounces by 16 to convert it to pounds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In equation form use Lbs to represent pounds and oz to represent ounces and you can write that:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = oz/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some examples.  Suppose you had a box that weighed 64 ounces. You could get the weight in pounds by using the equation and substituting 64 for oz:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 64/16 = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So a 64 oz box weighs 4 pounds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about a 48 ounce box? Substitute 48 for oz in the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 48/16 = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 48 oz box weighs 3 pounds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about a 12 ounce box?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 12/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that 12 and 16 are both divisible by 4 and this becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = (4*3)/(4*4) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of the fours in the denominator will cancel with the 4 in the numerator and you are left with:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So a 12 ounce box is three-quarters of a pound.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many pounds would a 24 ounce loaf of bread weigh?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 24/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both the numerator and the denominator have 8 as a common factor as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = (8*3)/(8*2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 8 in the numerator with the 8 in the denominator and the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lbs = 3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So a 24 ounce loaf weighs 3 halves of a pound or more commonly one and one-half pounds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see the relationship between pounds and ounces.    </SPAN>\n" );
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