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 (3)/(16)\ lb`

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)((1\ lb)/(16\ oz))=(19)/(16)\ lb`

This result expressed as a mixed number, is:

`total_((pounds))=1(3)/(16)\ lb`