Question

At a zoo, an Asian elephant eats about 3 tons and eats about 300 pounds of food a day. What percentage of its body weight does the elephant eat each day ?

Answer 1

3 tons = 6000 lbs. , 300 lbs. of food , 6000 divided by 300 = 3/60 = 1/20 = 5 percent

Answer 2

well, assuming that the elephant weigh 3 tons, since 3 tons are 6000 lbs (1 ton = 2000 lbs), the percentage is calculated as follows:

`(300)/(6000) = (3)/(60)= (1)/(20)`
which is 5%.