Question

While in Mexico you buy 227 grams of grapes at a farmer's market.
Convert 227 grams to pounds. Use the ratio 1 pound = 454 grams.

Answer 1

To convert grams to pounds, you can use the ratio given: 1 pound = 454 grams.

To find out how many pounds 227 grams is, use the following formula:

\[
\text{pounds} = \frac{\text{grams}}{\text{grams per pound}}
\]

Substituting the numbers:

\[
\text{pounds} = \frac{227 \text{ grams}}{454 \text{ grams per pound}}
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
\text{pounds} = 0.5 \text{ pounds}
\]

So, 227 grams of grapes is equivalent to 0.5 pounds.