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

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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.


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