Question

Someone please help me I only have until January 18th to turn this in. Question: Mr Lopez picks up 2 pallets of dog food to deliver to the animal shelter. Each pallet contains 40 bags of dog food, and the dog food weighs 37 1/2 pounds pet bag. What is the total weight, in tons, of the dog food Mr. Lopez delivers to the animal shelter?

Answer 1

Mr. Lopez delivers 1.5 tons of dog food to the animal shelter.

Explanation:

Mr Lopez picks up 2 pallets of dog food to deliver to the animal shelter. Each pallet contains 40 bags of dog food, and the dog food weighs 37 1/2 pounds pet bag.

The weight of 1 bag of dog food =
`37(1)/(2)\text{ pounds }`

The weight of 40 bags of dog food =
`40 * 37(1)/(2) =1500 \text{ pounds }`

Each pallet weighs = 1500 pounds

2 pallets weighs = 1500×2=3000 pounds.

We know that 2000 pounds = 1 ton

`(3000)/(2000) \text{ pounds}=1.5 \text{ tons}`

Hence, Mr. Lopez delivers 1.5 tons of dog food to the animal shelter.