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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom I cannot for the life of me understand this conversion. can you explain it to me. I am confused. I know I am missing something. I know a pound is 16 ounces. Right? RIGHT? LOL |
At my vet's office, the scale that they use reads pounds before the decimal and what is behind the decimal is in decimal form . . . meaning the first place is tenths and the second place is hundredths.
IF the OP's vet's scale is like the two scales at my vet's office, then the .14 would be computed as 14/100ths of a pound or 2.24 ounces.
Anytime a number has a decimal in it, then the proper way to convert is to multiply the portion times 16 (.14 times 16 = 2.24 ounces).
Its the law of math.
But . . . that isn't to say that her vet's scale actually said 1.14. Maybe it reads 1 and a few spaces before the 14.
Lisa