'x' ounces = x/16 pounds
If it's the number of tons, you write: ' 1 ' If it's the number of pounds, you write: ' 2,000 ' If it's the number of ounces, you write: ' 32,000 '
1 pound = 16 ounces 6 pounds and 2 ounces = 6 and 2/16 pounds = 6 and 1/8 pounds = 6.125 pounds
There is no equivalent mixed number.
You write 2.875 as a mixed number as: 27/8
Well, honey, 40 ounces is the same as 2.5 pounds. So if you want to write that as a mixed number, it would be 2 1/2 pounds. Just divide those ounces by 16 (because there are 16 ounces in a pound) and you'll have your answer.
3 and 1/8 pounds
1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. Therefore, 2 ounces is equal to 2/16 of a pound, which can be reduced to 1/8 of a pound. So the answer is 3 1/8 pounds.
There are an infinite number of ounces and it would require an infinite amount of time to represent each one of them separately.
'x' ounces = x/16 pounds
5 and 7/8 pounds
It is 1 6/16 pounds.
160ounces/(16 ounces/lb) = X lbs = 10 pounds
P = 160/16
If it's the number of tons, you write: ' 1 ' If it's the number of pounds, you write: ' 2,000 ' If it's the number of ounces, you write: ' 32,000 '
To convert ounces to pounds, divide the number of ounces by 16 since 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. Therefore, 5 ounces is equal to 0.3125 pounds (5/16 = 0.3125).
ounces =16 x (pounds)