Question

if 2 cups of melted chocolate weigh 16 ounces how many cups of melted chocolate can be obtained from a package of chocolate weighing 1 pound, 8 ounces?

Answer 1

3 cups.

2 cups = 16 ounces
=> 2/16 cups = 1 ounces
=>2/16*24 cups =24 ounces
[1 pound 8 ounces = 16 ounces + 8 ounces]
=>3 cups = 24 ounces [Ans.]