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PENMART01
 
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>"Jbya" spake:
>
>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?


#10 can holds ~110 ounces (liquid volume)

1/4 #10 can = ~26 ounces (liquid volume)

Of course any normal brained chimpanzee with measuing cup could have figured
this out within 5 seconds or less.


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