Question

Mrs. meyer buys fruit to make a fruit salad. she buys:2 cartons of blueberries that weigh 10 ounces each,2 cartons of strawberries that weigh 12 ounces each, and3 bunches of bananas that weigh 2.5 pounds each.what is the total weight of fruit she buys?
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Answer 1

1 lb = 16 oz, so 2.5 lbs = (2.5 * 16) = 40 oz

2(10) + 2(12) + 3(40) = 20 + 24 + 120 = 164 oz or 164/16 = 10.25 lbs

so ur answer is 164 oz or 10.25 lbs <==