It equals exactly 12 pounds!
12 lbs equals 12 pounds.
A pound equals 16 ounces. You do the math.
1 lb and 12 oz
when you add 4 more ounces
12kg = 26.46 pounds.
21 lb 4 oz, assuming avoirdupois measurements
3/4 of a pound
12 oz is 12/16 or 3/4 of one pound, and 454 grams equals one pound. Therefore, 12 oz equals (3/4)(454) or 340.5 grams if the datum 12 oz is considered exact.
12 ounces is 0.75 (3/4) pound.
In the imperial system of measurements, 1 pound is equivalent to 16 ounces. Therefore, to convert 1 pound to ounces, you multiply 1 by 16, resulting in 16 ounces. Since 12 ounces is less than 16 ounces, it is equivalent to 1 pound with a remainder of 4 ounces. This is why 12 ounces equals 1 pound.
Ok, time to break out YOUR calculator! Do this with me. 1 pound and 12 ounces is equal to what as a decimal? There are 16 ounces in a pound. 12 ounces divided by 16 ounces equals .75 So 1pound 12ounces equals 1.75pounds. 1.75 pounds of apples times $1.96 equals????? $3.43 Three dollars and forty three cents. Easy as apple pie.
21 lb 4 oz, assuming avoirdupois measurements