A crate strawberries weighing 8 pounds was divided into 12 equal shares. what was the weight of each share? give the answer in ounces as a mixed fraction.

Question

A crate strawberries weighing 8 pounds was divided into 12 equal shares. what was the weight of each share? give the answer in ounces as a mixed fraction.

Answer 1

First, use this conversion factor to convert pounds to ounces.

 

1 pound = 16 ounces

 

8 pounds = 128 ounces

 

 

Then, you will need to divide 128 ounces by 12 shares to get the ounces for one share.   You can use long division to find this out.

 

   

         10

     _____

12 | 128

       120

      _____

           8

 

 

The quotient is the whole number.  The remainder is the numerator of the mixed number.  The divisor is the denominator of the mixed number.

 

10 8/12 = 10 2/3

 

 

This means that each share is  10 2/3 ounces.