Question

An office supply company is shipping a case of wooden pencils to a store. There are 64 boxes of pencils in the case. If each box of pencils weighs 2.5 ounces, what is the weight, in pounds, of the case of wooden pencils?

Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "10 pounds." An office supply company is shipping a case of wooden pencils to a store. There are 64 boxes of pencils in the case. If each box of pencils weighs 2.5 ounces, then...

There are:
64 boxes of pencils
1 box weighs 2.5 ounces

Find its total weight in pounds.

1 ounce = 0.0625 pounds
64 boxes * 2.5 ounces = 160 ounces
160 ounces * 0.0625 pounds/1 oz = 10 pounds.
The 64 boxes of pencils weigh 10 pounds.