Big burger

Poster in a restaurant inviting diners to try their burger-eating challenge. Poster shows a chalk-drawn towering quadruple burger and text on poster reads: Introducing our 42 ounce burger challenge. Beat 12 minutes 12 seconds and it's free.

Image credit: John West

Prompts

Where might you see this poster? What countries use ounces as a unit of measurement? 

How big is a 42 ounce burger?

How long do you think it would take you to eat?

How many ounces per minute would you need to eat in order to beat the record?

How many grams per second is this?

How much would you expect to pay for this burger if you couldn't eat it in less than 12 minutes and 12 seconds?

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