Renee bought her mother 2 pounds of ground coffee. Her mother uses 4 ounces per day to brew coffee. Did Renee buy her mother enough coffee for a week? Begin by converting 2 pounds to ounces. Choose the words and numbers to complete the statements. Part A (1 point)
A pound is a ___unit than an ounce, so ____ the number of pounds by 16 to find the number of ounces. Therefore, 2 pounds is equal to ___ ounces
3 answers
A pound is a larger unit than an ounce, so divide the number of pounds by 16 to find the number of ounces. Therefore, 2 pounds is equal to 32 ounces.
Part B Did Renee buy her mother enough coffee for the week? (1 point) Responses yes yes no
To determine if Renee bought her mother enough coffee for the week, we need to calculate the total amount of coffee her mother will use in a week.
Her mother uses 4 ounces per day, so in a week (7 days), she will use:
4 ounces/day * 7 days = 28 ounces/week
Since Renee bought 32 ounces of coffee for her mother, she did buy enough coffee for the week.
Response: yes
Her mother uses 4 ounces per day, so in a week (7 days), she will use:
4 ounces/day * 7 days = 28 ounces/week
Since Renee bought 32 ounces of coffee for her mother, she did buy enough coffee for the week.
Response: yes