Question

At the zoo, one elephant weighs 7 tons 400 pounds. Another elephant weighs 4 tons 1,800 pounds. How many more pounds does the first elephant weigh?

Answer 1

STEP 1:
convert each elephant's weight to pounds; multiply each elephant's ton weight by 2000 pounds per ton and then add the additional pounds each weighs


1 ton= 2000 pounds

1st ELEPHANT
= (7 tons * 2000 pounds/ton) + 400 pounds
= 14000 + 400
= 14,400 pounds

2nd ELEPHANT
= (4 tons * 2000 pounds/ton) + 1800 pounds
= 8000 + 1800
= 9,800 pounds


STEP 2:
subtract the difference in elephant weights from step 1

= 14,400 - 9,800
= 4,600 pounds difference


ANSWER: The first elephant weighs 4,600 pounds more.

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

One ton is equal to 2,000 pounds, so the first elephant weighs 14,400 pounds, and the second elephant weighs 9,800 pounds.

14,400 - 9,800 = 4,600

The first elephant weighs 4,600 pounds more than the second elephant