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Julia bought 40 bags of compost. Each bag weighed 50 pounds. How many tons of compost did she buy?

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1 ton of compost
2,000 pounds= 1 ton
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First, one ton is equal to 2,000 pounds.

50 x 40= 2,000

So Julia bought 1 ton of compost.
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