Question

Bernard is helping his mom carry groceries. The bag he is carrying has everything they need to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. It has 16 ounces of spaghetti, 32 ounces of tomato sauce, and 1 pound of ground beef. How many pounds does his bag of groceries weigh? Pounds

Answer 1

4 pounds.....E

Answer 2

Total pounds= 4 pounds

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

16 ounces of spaghetti

32 ounces of tomato sauce

1 pound of ground beef.

We need to use the following proportion:

1 pound= 16 ounces

Total ounces= 16 + 32= 48 ounces

Total pounds= (48/16) + 1

Total pounds= 4 pounds