Clark's dog weighs 30 pounds. Matt's dog weighs 450 ounces. Whos dog weighs more? How much more?
Clark's weighs more. Clark's weighs more by 2.
Correct?
Right.
No, that is not correct. To determine which dog weighs more and by how much, we need to convert the weight of Matt's dog from ounces to pounds, so that both weights are in the same unit.
To convert ounces to pounds, we divide the number of ounces by 16, since 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces.
Let's do the conversion for Matt's dog:
450 ounces ÷ 16 = 28.125 pounds (rounded to three decimal places).
Now that we have both weights in pounds, we can compare them.
Clark's dog weighs 30 pounds, while Matt's dog weighs 28.125 pounds.
Therefore, Clark's dog weighs more than Matt's dog. To find out the difference in weight, we subtract Matt's dog's weight from Clark's dog's weight:
30 pounds - 28.125 pounds = 1.875 pounds.
So, Clark's dog weighs 1.875 pounds more than Matt's dog.