Question

Juan loves to cook with fresh herbs. So, he decides to plant 8 different herbs and keep the small pots on his kitchen windowsill. He starts with a 4-pound bag of soil and puts the same amount of soil in each pot. If he uses all of the soil, how many ounces does he add to each pot?

Answer 1

8 ounces

Explanation:

Juan uses 8 small pots = 1 pot for each herb

To determine how many ounces of soil he used for each pot in ounces if he uses the whole 4-pound bag, first convert the weight of the bag of soil to ounces.

Thus,

1 pound = 16 ounces

4 pounds = 16*4 = 64 ounces.

Next, divide by the number of small pots:

64/8 = 8.

Therefore, Juan adds 8 ounces of soil in each pot.