Question

A male African elephant weighs 7 tons. If a male African lion at the local zoo weighs 1/40 of the weight of the male African elephant, how many pounds does the lion weigh?

Answer 1

The lion ways 350 pounds because 7 tons = 14,000 pounds, so you do 14000 ÷ 40 and get 350. You can also check by doing 350 x 40 which is 14000 to prove it

Answer 2

The weight of lion in pounds is:

350 pounds.

Explanation:

It is given that:

A male African elephant weighs 7 tons.

Also, a male African lion at the local zoo weighs 1/40 of the weight of the male African elephant.

This means that the weight of a male lion is:

7/40 tons.

Now we have to convert the weight from tons to pounds.

We know that:

1 ton=2000 pound.

⇒ 7/40 ton=(7/40)×2000 pounds.

= 350 pounds.

Hence, lion weighs 350 pounds.