Question

9 lb 5 oz - 5 lb 12 oz

Answer 1

the answers




4 lb 9 oz





3 lb 4 oz





3 lb 9 oz

Answer 2

same at the other problems you have been working on. figure out how many ounces are in a pound.

Answer 3

right...but heres a hint....1 pound = 16 ounces

sonvert both your weights to only ounces

Answer 4

convert* sorry about that

Answer 5

ok, so i subtract them

Answer 6

yupp!

Answer 7

once you convert them to ounces...yes you subtract them

Answer 8

how do i do that

Answer 9

1 pound = 16 ounces as I have stated above

so if you have 9 pounds...how many ounces is that?

Answer 10

144

Answer 11

right....then you just add those remaining 5 ounces from before...so 144 + 5 is?

Answer 12

149

Answer 13

so do the same for the other, multiply 16 by 5 and then add the 12.

Answer 14

right...now convert the 5lbs 12 ounces to ounces

Answer 15

huh

Answer 16

5 lbs = how many ounces?

***1 lb = 16 ounces***

Answer 17

is it 80

Answer 18

and then add the remaining 12 ounces from before

*remember it was 5lbs 12 ounces...so add those original 12 to your 80

Answer 19

so i do 80 plus 12

Answer 20

correct

Answer 21

its 92

Answer 22

correct

so now you have

149 ounces....and 92 ounces......and you want the differnce

so

149 - 92 is?

Answer 23

57

Answer 24

right

now that is in ouncs....and you want an answer that includes pounds

so divide 57 by 16 to convert your ounces back to pounds

Answer 25

3.5625

Answer 26

but these r my answers

4 lb 9 oz





3 lb 4 oz





3 lb 9 oz

Answer 27

mainly looking for the whole number here......so 3

there are 3 pounds in that many ouces....

so 3 times 16 is....48

you had 57......so 57 - 48....is 9

that's how many ounces you have left over

so

3 pounds 9 ounces

Answer 28

ok thanks