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Abby has to measure the weight of objects in pounds for her homework, but she only has a scale that measures ounces. If she finds an object weighs 48 ounces, how many pounds does it weigh?
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Abby has to measure the weight of objects in pounds for her homework, but she only has a scale that measures ounces. If she finds an object weighs 48 ounces, how many pounds does it weigh?

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Answer: 3 pounds

Step-by-step explanation: 1 pound=16 ounces

Now that you know what the conversion from ounces to pounds is, you just have to divide the number of ounces in the problem (48) by 16.

48÷16=3

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