Question

Lily’s mother asks Lily to buy 4 pounds of flour from the grocery store. The weights on the flour packages are in ounces. The ratio of pounds to ounces is 1 : 16. What is the amount of flour in ounces that Lily needs to buy?

Answer 1

if 1 lb = 16 oz.....then 4 lbs = 4 * 16 = 64 oz

Answer 2

The amount of flour needed by Lily is 64 ounces.

Explanation:

We are given that,

Amount of flour needed by Lily = 4 pounds

Also, the ratio of pounds to ounces = 1 : 16

Let the amount of flour needed by Lily = x ounces.

Then, the value of 'x' can be found using the proportion inequality given by,

`(1)/(16)=(4)/(x)\\\\x=16* 4\\\\x=64`

Thus, the amount of flour needed by Lily is 64 ounces.