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When adding pounds and ounces, if the total ounces is 16 or more, how do you simplify the result?
Question: When adding pounds and ounces, if the total ounces is 16 or more, how do you simplify the result?
Sample answer: Divide the total ounces by 16 since pound ounces. The quotient is the number of pounds to carry over, and the remainder is the leftover ounces.
Key points:
- 1 pound = 16 ounces
- Divide total ounces by 16
- Quotient is pounds to carry over
- Remainder is leftover ounces
Rubric: Full credit for stating that ounces equal pound and that the excess is simplified by dividing by , carrying the whole pounds and keeping the remainder as ounces. Partial credit for mentioning the -ounce threshold without explaining the divide-and-carry step.
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