The answer is 1/2lbs, here's how.
3/4x2/3=6/12 reduced to 1/2lbs.
1 quart = 31.9995 fluid ounces
5 quarts = 159.997 fluid ounces.
the function f(x) is increasing.
looking at the domain -2 < x < -1, we can see that the function f(x) = 2^x (labeled in blue) has an increasing slope.