Question

There are 504 calories in eight ounces of a certain ice cream. How many calories are there in one pound? \text{1 pound}= 1 pound= \,\,\text{16 ounces} 16 ounces Before you try that problem, answer the question below. How many ounces will you need to find the number of calories for?

Answer 1

1,008 calories

Explanation:

504 calories in eight ounces

How many calories are there in one pound

1 pound = 16 ounces

504 calories = 8 ounces

x calories = 1 pound

Recall, 1 pound = 16 ounces

504 calories : 8 ounces = x calories : 16 ounces

504 / 8 = x / 16

Cross Multiply

504 * 16 = 8 * x

8,064 = 8x

Divide both sides by 8

x = 8,064 / 8

= 1,008

x = 1,008 calories

Therefore, there are 1,008 calories in one pound