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1 pound (lbs) = 16 ounces7 lbs 6 oz + 4 lbs 10 oz = 12 lbs
6 lb 1 oz
6 oz is 3/8 of a pound.
There are 16 ounces (oz) in a pound, so 22oz = 1pound 6 oz.
5 lb 8 oz - 3 lb 2 oz = 2 lb 6 oz.
In the Avoidupoids system, 1 lb is 16 oz, so:6 lb. + 6 oz. = 6 lb * 16 oz./lb. + 6 oz.= 96 oz. + 6 oz.= 102 oz.In the Troy system, 1 lb is 12 oz, so:6 lb. + 6 oz. = 6 lb * 12 oz./lb. + 6 oz.= 72 oz. + 6 oz.= 74 oz.Don't worry about the Tower pound (12 Tower ounces), London pound (16 Troy ounces), or the merchant's pound (15 Tower ounces). They are all obsolete.
16 oz in a pound, so 6 oz is 6/16 pounds = 3/8 pounds.
Because there are 16 oz in a pound - by definition.
2 lb 2 oz
96 oz = 6 pounds.
3lb 9oz