Question

Everett bought 6 pounds and 7 ounces of pomegranates, 5 pounds of melon and 15 ounces of lemon. What was the combined weight of the fruit he bought

Answer 1

Answer:

Total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought is 358 ounce .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Everett bought 6 pounds and 7 ounces of pomegranates, 5 pounds of melon and 15 ounces of lemon.

As 1 pound = 16 ounce

6 pound is convert into ounce .

6 pound = 6 × 16

               = 96 ounce

15 pound is convert into ounce .

15 pound = 15 × 16

               = 240 ounce

Thus

Total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought = 96 ounce and  7 ounces of pomegranates + 240 ounce of melon and 15 ounces of lemon.

                                                                                   = 96 + 7 + 240 + 15

                                                                                   = 358 ounce

Therefore total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought is 358 ounce .

Answer 2

198 ounces 
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