Question

At Yo-Yo Yogurt, the scale says that Sara has 8 ounces of vanilla yogurt in her cup. Her father’s yogurt weighs 11 ounces. How many pounds of frozen yogurt did they buy altogether? Express your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer: $1 \frac{3}{16}\ lb$

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that Sara has 8 ounces of vanilla yogurt in her cup and her  father’s yogurt weighs 11 ounces. Then, the total ounces of frozen yogurt they buy altogether is:

$total_{(ounces)}=8\ oz+11\ oz\\\\total_{(ounces)}=19\ oz$

The next step is to make the conversion from ounces to pounds.

You need to remember that:

$1\ lb=16\ oz$

Therefore:

$total_{(pounds)}=(19\ oz)(\frac{1\ lb}{16\ oz})=\frac{19}{16}\ lb$

This result expressed as a mixed number, is:

$total_{(pounds)}=1\frac{3}{16}\ lb$