Question

Karla needs to convert 16 oz to cups.She knows that 8 liquid oz= 1 c.Her work is shown.

The rate is 8 oz per cup.
Because 16x8=128, the number of cups is 128

Is Karla correct? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

• Karla is wrong, correct answer is 2 cups

Explanation:

8 oz = 1 cup

• the ratio 1 oz = 1/8 cup

Find the answer using the ratio

• 16 oz = 16*1/8 cup = 2 cups