Question

How many ounces of trail mix are in a bag that weighs 0.681 kilograms? Input only numeric values. (1 pound = 0.454 kg and 1 pound = 16 ounces)

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@ganeshie8
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Answer 1

thank you for coming i need like major help

Answer 2

so you want to convert 0.681 kilograms to ounces is it ?

Answer 3

yea i guess so

Answer 4

you're given that 1 pound = 0.454 kg

Answer 5

\[0.681\,\color{red}{kg}\times \dfrac{1\,\color{blue}{pound}}{0.454\,\color{red}{kg}}\]

Answer 6

you may think of it like this :
cancel kg top and bottom and the units change to pounds

Answer 7

similalry, use the other conversion factor to change pounds to ounces

Answer 8

how do i do that? im only in 6 grd

Answer 9

\[0.681\,\color{red}{kg}\times \dfrac{1\,\color{blue}{pound}}{0.454\,\color{red}{kg}}\times \dfrac{16\,\color{purple}{ounces}}{1\,\color{blue}{pound}}\]

Answer 10

cancel the kg in red
cancel the pound in blue

you will be left with ounces

Answer 11

\[\require{cancel} 0.681\,\color{red}{\cancel{kg}}\times \dfrac{1\,\color{blue}{\cancel{pound}}}{0.454\,\color{red}{\cancel{kg}}}\times \dfrac{16\,\color{purple}{ounces}}{1\,\color{blue}{\cancel{pound}}}\]

\[0.681\times \dfrac{1}{0.454}\times \dfrac{16\,\color{purple}{ounces}}{1}\]

Answer 12

simplify

Answer 13

\[ \dfrac{0.681\times 16}{0.454}\, \color{purple}{ounces}\]

Answer 14

ok