Picture of a recipe. List of 5 ingredients. 14 ounces of rice. 1 half pound of ground beef. 2 cans parentheses 2 pounds of kidney beans, drained and rinsed. 1 Jar parentheses 24 ounces of picante sauce. 12 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese.
Activity 1
Your teacher will show images of some packaged food items.
Use the information on the images to find out how pounds (lb) and ounces (oz) are related.
Write a sentence to describe the relationship between the 2 units.
Use 2 pieces of information to show that your conclusion is correct.
Complete this table, with amounts in ounces.
pounds (lb)
ounces (oz)
1
2
3
4
5
8
10
Activity 2
A family is cooking for a party and needs to buy some ingredients for a main dish:
5 pounds of rice
pound of almonds
2 pounds 8 ounces of pinto beans
How many ounces of each ingredient does the family need to buy? Show your reasoning.
To make the dessert, they need 6 pounds of flour. If they already have 40 ounces of flour in the pantry, how many more ounces of flour do they need to buy?