Question

Fill in the blank. 5.5 lbs. =___ oz.

Answer 1

The correct answers is 88 oz

Answer 2

Answer: 80 ounces

Step-by-step explanation: lbs is the abbreviation for pounds and oz is the abbreviation for ounces.

To convert 5.5 pounds into ounces, first find the conversion factor for pounds and ounces which is shown below.

16 ounces = 1 pound

Next, notice that we're going from a larger unit, pounds, to a smaller unit, ounces. When we go from a larger unit to a smaller unit we multiply.

So here, we multiply 5.5 pounds times the conversion factor, 16 to get 88 ounces. This means that 5.5 pounds is equal to 88 ounces.