Question

Brooklyn bought 1 pound of cucumbers for a salad. She bought twice as much lettuce. How many ounces of lettuce did Brooklyn buy for the salad.

Answer 1

She bought 32 oz of lettuce.

Explanation:

There are 16 oz in 1 lb. twice as much means 2x. 2 x 16 = 32.

Answer 2

32 ounces

Explanation:

She bought 1 cucumber. She bought twice as much lettuce.

1(2) = 2 lbs of lettuce.

There are 16 ounces to the lb.

2 (16 ounces) = 32 ounces