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Bolivar
 
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Jbya wrote:

> I am cutting a recipe calling for a #10 of ketchup by 1/4. I know a #10 can
> of Hunts ketchup has a net weight of 7 lbs, 3 oz. Oh, and I don't have a
> scale.
>
> 25% of 7 lbs, 3 oz is 115 oz
> 115 oz / 4 = 28.75 oz (net wt)
>
> How do I convert this into cup (volume) measure? In other words, how many
> cups does it take to equal 28.75 net wt oz?


Try looking at the top part of the nutrition label. It usually shows the
"serving size" in both volume and weight. Then you'll know how much a
certain quantity of an ingredient weighs.

Boli