Question

Fei Yen's dog eats 8 ounces of dog food each day.Fei Yen's bought a 28 pound bag of dog food.How many 8 ounce servings are in a 28 pound bag of dog food? A)14 B)56 C)224 D)448

Answer 1

Answer:

56

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall that 1 lb = 16 oz, meaning that 1/2 lb = 8 oz.

Thus, we need only divide 28 lb by 1/2 lb to determine the number of 8 oz servings are contained in a 28 lb bag of dog food:

28 lb

--------------------- = 56 8-oz servings

1/2 lb/ serving