Doing a math project but don't know how many cups are in one pound!!! any help?? PLZ!!
2007-05-21 10:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by Sierra B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A cup of mayonnaise. and sliced oranges.
2007-05-21 11:00:49 · update #1
4 or 4.5 cups equal 1 pound
2007-05-21 11:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by ait930 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only figure this consistently for liquid measurements. A cup is eight ounces; there are 16 ounces in a pound; therefore, there are two cups in a pound. There's an old saying, "A pint is a pound the world around."
But as a previous responder indicated, it makes a difference whether you're talking about flour or butter (because mass and weight are not the same thing for dry measurements).
2007-05-21 11:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8
2007-05-21 11:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've looked in a Smoothie recipe book which gives a list of cup conversions. 1lb=16oz., so; 1cup raisins=6oz.. 1 cup wheat flour= 41/2 oz. 1 cup rice=7oz. 1 cup sesame seeds=6oz.. To take a rough estimate 1lb is aboput 21/2 cups. Hope this helps.
2007-05-21 11:12:23 · answer #4 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a little trick question that I heard.
Which will fall faster? a ton of feathers? or a ton of bricks?
The answer is the same time.
You are trying to compare volume and Weight which are 2 completely different things. Volume is how much space an object takes up. Weight is the gravitational pull between the object and the earth.
2007-05-21 11:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by LLK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many cups of what? A cup of flour doesn't weigh the same as a cup of butter.
2007-05-21 10:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋