A store owner is stocking shelves. he places 37 eight-ounce packages of cheese on a shelf then he puts 24 ounce cheese on the same shelf how many pounds of cheese does he put on the shelf

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Amaris Buckley

5 December, 01:34

A store owner is stocking shelves. he places 37 eight-ounce packages of cheese on a shelf then he puts 24 ounce cheese on the same shelf how many pounds of cheese does he put on the shelf

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Jude Erickson · Answer 1

There are 37 eight ounce of cheese.

37 times 8 = 296 ounces of cheese.

There are 16 ounces in a pound, so divide.

296/16 = 18.5 pounds on the shelf.

Then he places 24 ounce of cheese on the shelf. Divide that by 16.

24/16 = 1.5 pounds.

Add the pounds together-

18.5 + 1.5 = 20 pounds (lbs)