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 are approximately 16 ounces in one pound of powdered sugar.
16 ounces
128 oz
453.592 grams
A standard box of powdered sugar typically contains 16 ounces.
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