When weighing silver, an ounce is what part of a pound?

An ounce is a unit of weight that is commonly used in various contexts, including the weighing of precious metals like silver. In the standard system, there are 16 ounces in a pound. To determine what fraction an ounce represents in relation to a pound, you can calculate it as follows:

Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, each ounce can be expressed as a fraction of the pound by using the formula: 1 ounce / 16 ounces = 1/16 of a pound.

Given this understanding, it’s clear that the correct fraction is not among the provided options. However, if the focus is solely on the value presented in the choices, 1/12 does not accurately represent the relationship between ounces and pounds either.

When looking specifically at the options provided, 1/12 would represent approximately 1.33 ounces in a pound, which is also not a standard measurement used for ounces in relation to pounds. The options presented do not have a correct choice given the standard weight measurement system, so it appears there may be an error in the original question's context or choices regarding common measurements in weight.