THE ANSWER DEPENDS UPON THE TYPE OF MATERIAL BEING MEASURED, THE FARMER'S ALMANAC SAYS: 3-1/2 CUPS OF WHEAT FLOUR = 1 POUND 2 CUPS OF GRANULATED SUGAR = 1 POUND 4 CUPS OF COCOA =1 POUND ETC. ETC.
There are 16 ounces in a pound (solid)! There are 8 ounces in a cup (liquid)!
at least 2 cup
A half pound of dry macaroni is typically equivalent to about 2 cups in volume.
1 cup = 8 ounces 1 ounce = 0.12 cup
According to muellerspasta.com, 3/4 cup dry equals 1 cup cooked.
There are 16 dry ounces to the pound.
About 2/3 a cup of dry pinto beans will result in one pound of cooked pinto beans. One pound of dry pinto beans = 2 cups of dry beans = 6 cups of cooked pinto beans 2 cups of cooked beans = about 16 ounces = one pound of cooked beans
half pound
About 2 cups in pound of water.
One cup of dry rice weighs 6.9 oz. so 1 pound of dry rice is about 2 1/3 cup. From: http://pages.prodigy.net/jmiller.cb/s810.html
Yes, there are 8 fluid ounces to the cup. Don't confuse the fluid ounce with the dry ounce. There are 16 dry ounces (avoirdupois) to the pound.
i think it is 16 or 20