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A restaurant runs the following food challenge: If a customer can finish a 72 -ounce steak in 60 minutes or less, then the restaurant will pay for the steak. What is the weight of the steak to the nearest tenth of a pound?
(1 pound = 16 ounces)

A restaurant runs the following food challenge: If a customer can finish a 7272 -ounce steak in 6060 minutes or less, then the restaurant will pay for the steak. What is the weight of the steak to the nearest tenth of a pound?\newline(11 pound =16 =16 ounces)

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Q. A restaurant runs the following food challenge: If a customer can finish a 7272 -ounce steak in 6060 minutes or less, then the restaurant will pay for the steak. What is the weight of the steak to the nearest tenth of a pound?\newline(11 pound =16 =16 ounces)
  1. Identify conversion factor: Identify the conversion factor between ounces and pounds.\newline11 pound = 1616 ounces
  2. Convert weight to pounds: Convert the weight of the steak from ounces to pounds.\newlineTo convert ounces to pounds, divide the number of ounces by the number of ounces in a pound.\newlineWeight in pounds = Weight in ouncesConversion factor \frac{\text{Weight in ounces}}{\text{Conversion factor}} \newlineWeight in pounds = 72 ounces16 ounces per pound \frac{72 \text{ ounces}}{16 \text{ ounces per pound}}
  3. Perform division: Perform the division to find the weight in pounds.\newlineWeight in pounds = 7216\frac{72}{16}\newlineWeight in pounds = 4.54.5
  4. Round weight if necessary: Round the weight to the nearest tenth of a pound if necessary.\newlineThe weight of the steak is already at the nearest tenth of a pound, so no rounding is needed.

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