Quantity of strawberry picked up by students = 144 ounces
Let number of strawberry in pounds be 'x'
1 ounce = 0.0625 pound
[tex] \frac{1}{144} = \frac{0.0625}{x} [/tex]
Cross multiply
1x = 144(0.0625)
1x = 9
Divide both side by 1
[tex] \frac{1x}{1} = \frac{9}{1} [/tex]
x = 9
9 pounds of strawberries students will pick up to make 144 ounces of strawberry jam.
