Question

A local store has a puppy that weighs 88 ounces. How many pounds does the puppy weigh, given that 1 pound = 16 ounces? (Input only the numeric values and decimal points, such as 6.4.)

Answer 1

88/16 = 5.5
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Answer 2

5.5 pounds

Explanation:

We can use proportion to sole this problem

The question asks us to find the number of pounds a puppy of 88 ounce weighs if 1 pound = 16 ounces

Using proportion;

Let x be the number of pounds the puppy weighs

1 pound = 16 ounces

x = 88 ounces

Cross-multiply

16 × x = 88 × 1

16 x = 88

Divide both-side of the equation by 16

`(16x)/(16)` =
`(88)/(16)`

(On the left-hand side of the equation 16 at the numerator will cancel-out the 16 at the denominator, leaving us with just x while at the right-hand side of the equation 88 will be divided by 16)

x = 5.5 pounds

Therefore the puppy weighs 5.5 pounds