Question

A hippopotamus weighs 1.5 tons. What is its weight in ounces?

Answer 1

I used an online converter to get the answer but it's 52,910.94 ounces. 

Answer 2

We can use unitary method here.

First let us use the basic conversion from tons to ounces.

1 ton =32000 ounces

Now we have to find how many ounces are there in 1.5 tons.

Weight of hippopotamus in tons =1.5 tons

Weight of hippopotamus in ounces = 1.5 *32000 = 48000 ounces.

So the weight of hippopotamus in ounces is 48000 ounces.