Question

At the market, Ms. Winn bought 3/4 lb of grapes and 5/8 lb of cherries. How many ounces of grapes did Ms. Winn buy?

Answer 1

1 lb= 16 oz
3/4 of 16=12

therefore Ms. Winn bought 12 oz of grapes

Answer 2

we are given that

At the market, Ms. Winn bought 3/4 lb of grapes and 5/8 lb of cherries.

we have been asked to find

How many ounces of grapes did Ms. Winn buy?

As we know that
`1 \ lb=16 \ Ounce`

So we can write

`(3)/(4) \ lb=(3)/(4)*16 \ Ounce\\\\ (3)/(4) \ lb=3*4 \ Ounce\\\\ (3)/(4) \ lb=12 \ Ounce\\`

12 ounces of grapes Ms. Winn bougt.