Question

Everett bought 6 pounds and 7 ounces of pomegranates, 5 pounds of melon and 15 ounces of lemon. What was the combined weight of the fruit he bought

Answer 1

198 ounces
Convert all the pounds into ounces. Then add

Answer 2

Total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought is 358 ounce .

Explanation:

As given

Everett bought 6 pounds and 7 ounces of pomegranates, 5 pounds of melon and 15 ounces of lemon.

As 1 pound = 16 ounce

6 pound is convert into ounce .

6 pound = 6 × 16

= 96 ounce

15 pound is convert into ounce .

15 pound = 15 × 16

= 240 ounce

Thus

Total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought = 96 ounce and 7 ounces of pomegranates + 240 ounce of melon and 15 ounces of lemon.

= 96 + 7 + 240 + 15

= 358 ounce

Therefore total combined weight of the fruit Everett bought is 358 ounce .