IXL | Multi-step problems with customary or metric unit conversions

Mrs. Kramer is packing 36 kilograms of plums into containers to sell at her farm stand. If she fills 80 containers, about how many grams of plums does each container hold?

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Ms. Tran is making homemade modeling clay for her preschool students. She has 18 students and wants to make enough so each student gets 10 ounces of modeling clay. How many pounds of modeling clay will Ms. Tran make?

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key idea

There are 16 ounces in 1 pound.

solution

Multiply to find how much modeling clay Ms. Tran will make. She has 18 students, and she wants to give each student 10 ounces of modeling clay.

180

Ms. Tran will make 180 ounces of modeling clay, but the problem asks about

pounds.

So, find how many pounds are equal to 180 ounces. There are 16 ounces in a pound, so divide by 16.

180

11.25

Ms. Tran will make 11.25 pounds of modeling clay.

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Lesson: Converting customary units

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