Question 1208693
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If x spoons full of spice are needed for y ounces, 
then how many spoons full of spice are needed for one pound?
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Ounce is a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound.


So the problems asks

        If x spoons full of spice are needed for y ounces, 
        then how many spoons full of spice are needed for 16 ounces?


Write a proportion

     {{{x/y}}} = {{{z/16}}},


where "z" is the unknown answer, and find the value of z from this proportion

    z = {{{(16x)/y}}}.    


<U>ANSWER</U>.   If x spoons full of spice are needed for y ounces, 

          then  {{{(16x)/y}}}  spoons of spice are needed for one pound.


          Notice that if  the number  {{{(16x)/y}}}  is an integer number, then we can talk about the spoons full of spice.

          If the number  {{{(16x)/y}}}  is not an integer number, then the question has no that answer which is expected.
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Solved.