Question

A baby elephant weighs 250 lb.

What is the elephants weight in TONS AND KILOGRAMS
(1kg=2.2lb)? round to the nearest thousandths place

Answer 1

250 lb⋅1 ton2000 lb=2502000 tons = 18 ton = 0.125 tons

250 lb⋅1 kg2.2 lb≈2502.2 kg ≈ 113.636 kg

Answer 2

2000 lb / 1 ton = 250 lb / x ton. Cross multiply and solve for x. 2000x = 250. x = 250/2000 = .125 ton

2000 lb / 907.185 kg = 250 lb / x kg. 2000x = 907.185(250). x = 113.4 kg