Monica is weighing a newborn infant in the NICU. She needs to record the weight in ounces. If the ratio of pounds to ounces is 1:16, how many ounces is an 8.5 pound baby? 1.88 ounces 26 ounces 866 ounces 136 ounces
So you take 8.5 lbs and multiple it by the second number in the ratio this only works if the first number is 1 and it represents what you are starting with
