Question

The candy shop puts 10 ounces of gummy bears in each box. How many boxes do they need to fill if there are 2,114 pounds of gummy bears?

Answer 1

Number of boxes= 3,382.4 = 3,383 boxes

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Number of ounces per box= 10 ounces

Total pounds= 2,114

We know that one pound is 16 ounces.

To calculate the number of boxes, we need to use the following formula:

Number of boxes= total ounces / ounces per box

Number of boxes= (2,114*16) / 10

Number of boxes= 3,382.4 boxes