SOLUTION: If 5 ounces is equal to 140 grams, then 2 pounds of ground meat is equal to how many grams?

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Question 880351: If 5 ounces is equal to 140 grams, then 2 pounds of ground meat is equal to how many grams?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ratio conversion and proportion problem.

Let M be the mass in grams you are looking for.
140%2Agrams%2F%285%2Aounces%29=M%2Agrams%2F%282%2Apounds%29

Notice that the units do not match. The dimensions match but the proportion is not yet ready to finish because matching units are needed.

We have this fact: 1 pound = 16 ounces. We have two choices.

EITHER

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