Question

Convert to find the equivalent rate.

3 pounds / hour = _ ounces / day

Answer 1

To convert from pounds per hour to ounces per day, we can follow these steps:

1. **Convert pounds to ounces**: There are 16 ounces in 1 pound. Therefore:
\[
3 \text{ pounds} = 3 \text{ pounds} \times 16 \text{ ounces/pound} = 48 \text{ ounces}
\]

2. **Convert hours to days**: There are 24 hours in a day. Therefore, if we want to find the amount in ounces for a whole day:
\[
\text{Ounces per day} = 48 \text{ ounces/hour} \times 24 \text{ hours/day}
\]
\[
= 48 \times 24 = 1152 \text{ ounces/day}
\]

Putting it all together, the equivalent rate is:
\[
3 \text{ pounds/hour} = 1152 \text{ ounces/day}
\]