Culinary Quiz that is driving me crazy

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Culinary Quiz that is driving me crazy

Hi there,

First of all, thank you for reading this and trying to help me!

I've just started with Culinary Maths (on my own) and I got this quiz:

"You are making dinner for 13 guests. One of the recipes you are making calls for 3 cups of chopped onion. How many pounds of onion should you order?" (Yield%=89)

I know the answer is 2# (rounded to 2 pounds) but I can't understand the process. How can you go from cups (when you don't know the weight, the only thing you know is "1 cup = 8 fluid oz") to pounds? I know that for water works "1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 8 ounces" but how about onions?

Thank you so much for your help.

Esmeralda.