Question

Cindy eats 12 oz of candy in 4 days how long will it take her to eat 1 pound of candy

Answer 1

We should know that:

1 pound = 16 oz

given Cindy eats 12 oz in 4 days

She will eat 1 pound in x days

So, we need to find the number of days to eat 1 pound which is equal to 16 oz

Using the ratio and proportion

12 : 4 = 16 : x

`\begin{gathered} 12\colon4=16\colon x \\ (12)/(4)=(16)/(x) \\ x=(4\cdot16)/(12)=(16)/(3)=5(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`

so, the number of days = 5 1/3