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paleontologist 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 is the T-Rex skull with the new tooth?

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Answer:

602 1/2

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16 ounces = 1 pound
meaning 2.5 pounds is added to the skull, 602.5 pounds.
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