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charlottes family bought a 2-pound block of cheese there is 1/4 of the block of cheese left how many ounces of cheese has charlottes family eaten

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There are 16 ounces in a pound.
2 × 16 = 32
Charlotte's family bought a 32 ounce block of cheese.
If there is 1/4 of the block left, they have already eaten 3/4 of the block.
3/4 × 32 = 24
Charlotte's family has eaten 24 ounces of cheese.
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