The pig's weight is 156.8 ounces.
Further Explanation
Given:
A pig's weight is 9.8 pounds
Convert this pig's weight to ounces!
Let's say the pig's weight in ounces is in variable x, so :
[tex]\boxed { 1 pounds = 16 ounces }\\\boxed {\frac{16 ounces}{1 pounds} = \frac{x ounces}{ 9.8 pounds} } \\ \boxed {x=\frac{16 ounces \times\ 9.8 pounds}{1 pounds} } \\ \boxed {x=156.8 ounces }[/tex]
From the equation above, we can conclude that in converting unit of measurement, we can use this three steps:
- write the conversion in fraction
- multiply
- cancel any unit that are both top and bottom
Multiplying decimal numbers is the same way as the whole numbers except, you have to remember where to put the decimal point. Here is the explanation using the standard algorithm method:
9.8 ⇒ has 1 decimal point
16 x ⇒ has 0 decimal point
588
98 +
156.8 ⇒ has 1 decimal point
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