Math can someone help

Question

Mark’s cat eat 72 ounces of food in one week. How many pounds of food do Mark’s cat eat in one week?

1 pound = 16 ounces

A.1/4

B. 3 1/2

C. 4 1/2

D. 7 1/4

Answer 1

72 ounces * 1 pound = 72/16 pounds = 9/2 pounds = 4 1/2 pounds (C)

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16 ounces

Answer 2

This question is a conversion problem.

We know that Mark's cat eats 72 oz of food each week, and each pound is equal to 16 oz.

So the conversion is:

(72oz/week) × (1pound/ 16oz) = 72/16 = 4 1/2 pounds/week

Answer is C.