Question

Melissa is measuring 132 oz of rice into 1 pound containers. How many 1 pound containers will she need to hold all of the rice? How many ounces of rice will she need to buy if she needs 10 lb of rice? Please show your work​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's work in pounds everywhere. Convert 132 oz of rice into lb:

132 oz 1 lb

---------- · ------------ = 8.25 lb

1 16 oz

Melissa will be able to fill 8 1-lb containers with rice, but will have 0.25 lb left over.

If she wants 10 lb of rice and is curious regarding how many oz that would be, take this 10 lb and multiply it by the conversion factor shown above:

10 lb 16 oz

-------- · --------- = 160 oz

1 1 lb

Answer 2

Melissa will be able to hold 8 1/4 containers of rice.

Explanation:

1 pound= 16 oz

132/16= 8.25