Question

Dwayne buys ingredients to make a cake. He buys 1 1/2 pounds of flour, 12 ounces of coconut, and 1 1/4 pounds of sugar. What is the total weight of the ingredients Dwayne bought? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer:

3.05 or 31/2 pounds

56 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total weight all the weights have to have the same units of measurements

It is either pounds is converted to ounces or ounces is converted to pounds

1. convert ounces to pound

1 ounce = 0.0625

12 ounces = 0.0625 x 12 = 0.75 pounds or 3/4

add together = 1 1/2 + 3/4 + 1 1/4 = $1\frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{4} + 1\frac{1}{4}$

$2\frac{2 +3 + 1}{4}$ = $2\frac{6}{4}$ = 3 1/2

2. 16 ounces = 1 pound

flour = 16 x 1 1/2 = 24

sugar = 16 x 1 1/4 = 20

total = 24 + 20 + 12 = 56 ounces