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Default Converting pounds and ounces in worksheet for a recipe

No, 1 pint is 20 oz unless you live in USA
Blame Jefferson for this
Bernard

"CellShocked" <cellshocked@thecellvalueattheendofthespreadsheet. org wrote
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On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:17:01 -0800, trip_to_tokyo
wrote:

1 quart = 2 pints

1lb 4 oz = 20 ounces

The above is what you have given me.

Therefore 2 pints must equal 20 ounces.

Therefore 1 pint equals 10 ounces.

Therefore 3.25 pints equals 10 ounces times 3.25 = 32.5 ounces.

I reckon that's your answer.

Takes me back to my school days!

If my comments have helped please hit Yes (and change to metric it's alot
easier!).

Thanks.




"Mary Jayne" wrote:

I have a homework assignment for my cooking class and am trying to enter
the
information in a spreadsheet to convert to different size recipes and
can't
remember how to set it up to convert. Like if I have one recipe that
says it
is for 1 quart and you need 1lb 4 oz convert to a recipe that is 3 1/4
pints
what is needed for the new recipe???



Except that 2 pints does not equal 20 ounces.

1 pint is 16 ounces, but that is not what was asked for either.