Question

Deon caught a 3 1/4 pound fish. how much did it weigh in ounces? in the simplest form whole number or mixed number

Answer 1

As we know, the number of ounces in a pound is

`\text{1 pound = 16 ounces}`

We have 3 1/4 pound fish. so we should get the whole amount first.

`3*16=48`

There are 48 ounces so far, but we have 1/4 of 1 pound, so we need to divide 16 ounces by 4 so we can get how many ounces 1/4's are needed.