Jeri H. answered • 03/29/23
Private K-12 School Tutor
Hi there! Great question! I would love to walk you through it.
Since we know that 1lb = 16 oz, the easiest way to solve this would be to first convert the total weight from pounds (lb) to ounces (oz). We do this by multiplying the number of pounds by 16, to see how many ounces are in that pound.
So if the total weight is 2.2 lbs, we multiply that by 16 oz and we find that 2.2 lbs is equal to 35.2 oz.
2.2 x 16 = 35.2 oz
Great! Now, we know how much the 40 building blocks weigh in ounces: 35.2 oz.
To find the weight of one building block, all we have to do is divide the weight in ounces (35.2 oz) by the number of building blocks (40 blocks).
35.2 / 40 = .88 oz
Awesome! We have now found the weight of one building block in ounces: .88 oz
Congrats! We have solved for the weight of one building block in ounces. Most times, problems that include conversion will usually ask to provide your answer in a specific unit.
In this case, the unit wasn't specified so the answer could be presented as .88 oz.
If the problem requests for the answer to be written in pounds, this is how we would solve this last step:
We know that 16 oz = 1 lb
We have a measure of .88 oz and want to convert it to pounds, so all we have to do is divide our value of ounces by 16 to determine the weight in pounds.
.88 oz / 16 = .055 lbs
Alright! We have now solved the problem in completion! Make sure to take note of the unit the problem is asking for the answer to be provided in to submit the correct answer.
Good luck, hope this helps!
