Question

A box weighs 8 ounces. a shipment of boxes weighs 7 pounds.how many boxes are in the shipment

Answer 1

Answer:

14 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

Ok so there are 16 ounces in a pound. So if we multiply the 7 pounds times 16 ounces, we have a total of 112 ounces. Now, because if each box if 8 ounces, we divide 112 by 8, we get 14 boxes.

Answer 2

$\text{To help your answer this, you need to know your units}\\\\\text{We know that 1 ounce = 0.0625, so multiply 0.0625 by 8:}\\\\0.0625\cdot8=0.5\\\\\text{Now we know that 1 box = 0.5 pounds}\\\\\text{To find how many boxes are in the shipment, divide 7 by 0.5:}\\\\7\div0.5=14\\\\\boxed{\text{14 boxes in the shipment}}$