Question

An electric plant consumed 420 tons of coal in 6 weeks. At this

rate, what will be the total consumption of coal after another 4
weeks?

Answer 1

Answer: 700 tons of coal consumed in 10 weeks.

Explanation:

first you find how much coal is consumed in 1 week which is 70 tons, then you multiply the 70 tons by 10 weeks because you are trying to find how much tons of coal can be consumed in to weeks and when you do that you should get 700 tons of coal for 10 weeks.