Question

paleontologists have put together bones to make a t-rex skull that has a mass of 600 pounds.They just found a new tooth fossil to add to the skull that has a mass of 40 ounces.how many pounds in the t-rex skull with the new tooth

Answer 1

40/16 = 2.5 . 600 lbs +2.5 lbs = 602.5 lbs skull

Explanation:

convert 40 oz lbs and then make it 40/16

Answer 2

To find the total mass you must first convert 40 oz into lbs. There is 16oz per pound. so 40/16 = 2.5 . 600 lbs +2.5 lbs = 602.5 lbs skull