A side of beef (1/2 beef) is sold by the hanging weight. Hanging weight is
the weight of the side before it is trimmed and cut. The typical approximate
hanging weight of a side of beef is 300 lbs = 4,800 ounces.
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You would need 400 ounces of meat in total to serve 4 ounces per person to 100 people. This is equivalent to 25 pounds of meat (1 pound = 16 ounces).
There are 16 oz. in a full pound, so there are 8 oz. in half a pound.
8 fluid ounces.
Three ounces of meat is roughly equivalent to 1/3 to 1/2 cup, depending on the type and density of the meat. It's always best to use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements when dealing with ounces of meat.
3 and a half pounds can be written as 3 pounds and 8 ounces (16 ounces in a pound).