Question

Question #a592c

Answer 1

`1/8` or `0.125` pounds per day

Explanation:

One pound has 16 ounces. This makes your conversion factor `(1\text( lb))/(16\text( oz))`.

Now, Jason has eaten 10 ounces (oz) of candy in 5 days; to get the average amount of candy he has eaten per day, divide 10 ounces by 5 days. `10\text( oz)\div5\text( days)=2\text( oz/day)`.

So, in one day Jason ate `2` oz of candy on average. We need to convert this to pounds, so we will multiply by the conversion factor mentioned earlier.
`2\text( oz)xx(1\text( lb))/(16\text( oz))=(2\text( oz)xx1\text( lb))/(16\text( oz))=2/16lb`
Note: the ounces cancel out since there is one in the numerator and one in the denominator.
`2/16` pounds simplifies to `1/8` or `0.125` pounds.