one cup equals 8 ounces, so therefore 5 ounces of granulated sugar equals 40 ounces. Because 5 ounces times 8 ounces equals 40 ounces.
You need to convert to the same method in order to find the answer. so if your trying to find how many _ pounds equals how many _ ounces. well lets say everyone knows that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces, because 16 times 1 equals 16, therefore;
1 pound = 16 ounces
There are eight ounces, by volume, in a cup. Therefore 32 ounces of powdered sugar, by volume, equals 4 cups.
There would be 16 ounces in a pound of anything.
16 ounces
128 oz
453.592 grams
Powdered sugar is sold in bags and boxes of many different sizes and weights. The weight is always printed on the box.
A standard box of confectioner's sugar has 16 oz.
A one pound box of anything has 16 ounces.
There are two US cups in 16 ounces. That's correct in liquid measurements. One 16 oz. package of powdered sugar is about 4 cups.
16 ounces of anything equals a pound
1 7/8 cups of powdered sugar = 225 grams of powdered sugar I got this answer from: http://www.ghostcalc.com/cooking-measurement-converter.html
1.5 pounds = 24 ounces = 3 cups