Question

To make a bakery's signature chocolate muffins, a baker needs 2.5 ounces of chocolate for each muffin. how many pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins? (1(1left parenthesis, 1 pound = 16=16equals, 16 ounces))

Answer 1

We know that

to make 1 muffin-------------> needs 2.5 ounces of chocolate
  48 muffin-----------------------> X
X=48*2.5------> x=120 ounces of chocolate

if  1 pound-------------> 16 ounces
  X------------------> 120 ounces
x=120/16-----> x=7.5 pounds

the answer is
7.5 pounds

Answer 2

Answer: 7.5 pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The amount of chocolate needs for each muffin = 2.5 ounces

Then , the amount of chocolate needs for 48 muffins will be :-

$48\times2.5=120\text{ ounces}$

Since , $\text{1 pound = 16 ounces.}$

Then , $\text{1 ounce =}\dfrac{1}{16}\text{ pound}$

Then , the amount of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins (in pounds) will be :-

$120\times\dfrac{1}{16}=7.5\text{ pounds}$

Hence,  7.5 pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins.