72 oz=? lbs
First I divided 16 from 72 and got 5 remainder 2.
Then I turned it into a mixed fraction as: 5 2/6
When I got this I was truly stumped. Either I did the steps wrong or I am missing a step or I just don't know what to do next.
HELP ME PLEASE:) :(
72 / 16 = 4.5 pounds.
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Don't know what you were doing, but
72÷ 16 = 4 1/2
so we have 4 lbs and 8 ounces.
The other option is to go metric and avoid complicated calculation in the imperial system
Also how exactly did you get that answer because I am utterly confused.
Thank you for EXPLAINING it Reiny :D
To convert 72 ounces to pounds, you need to divide 72 by the number of ounces in a pound, which is 16 ounces.
Here's how you can do it step by step:
1. Take the total number of ounces (72) and divide it by the number of ounces in a pound (16). This will give you the whole number of pounds.
72 ÷ 16 = 4.5
2. After dividing, you may get a decimal value. In this case, 4.5 represents 4 whole pounds, with 0.5 pounds remaining.
3. To convert the decimal part to a fraction, multiply the decimal value by 16 (since there are 16 ounces in a pound).
0.5 × 16 = 8
4. Since 8 ounces is the same as half a pound (16 ounces), the final answer is 4.5 pounds or 4 pounds 8 ounces.
Therefore, 72 ounces is equal to 4 pounds 8 ounces or 4.5 pounds.