72 ounces is equal to how many pounds?

1 Answer
Mar 7, 2018

\text{72 ounces}\ =\ 4.5\ \text{Pounds}

Explanation:

We know that:

\text{1 pound}\ =\ \text{16 ounces}

\text{1 ounce}\ =\ 1/{\text{16}}\ \text{Pounds}

Using the second relation, multiply both sides by 72 to get:

\text{72 ounces}\ =\ 72/{\text{16}}\ \text{Pounds}

Simplify:

\text{72 ounces}\ =\ 4.5\ \text{Pounds}

That's it!