Final answer:
To determine the number of whole cups of sweetened condensed milk from a 15-pound case, convert the weight to ounces (15 lbs × 16 oz/lb = 240 oz) and divide by the weight per cup (240 oz ÷ 10.8 oz/cup), resulting in 22 whole cups.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how many whole cups of sweetened condensed milk you can get from a 15-pound case of sweetened condensed milk, we need to use conversion factors to convert pounds to ounces and then divide by the weight of each cup of sweetened condensed milk.
First, we convert pounds to ounces using the customary standard weight conversion factor: 1 pound = 16 ounces. So, we multiply:
- 15 pounds × 16 ounces/pound = 240 ounces
Then, we know that one cup of sweetened condensed milk weighs 10.8 ounces. We divide the total ounces by the weight per cup:
- 240 ounces ÷ 10.8 ounces/cup = 22.2222 cups
Since we are looking for whole cups, we can only count the full cups, so you can get 22 whole cups of sweetened condensed milk from a 15-pound case.