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The average rhino gives birth to a single calf that weighs about 3.8% as much as its mother, if the mother rhino weighs 3.75 tons about how many pounds does its calf weigh?

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3.75 x 0.038 = 0.1425
2000 pounds in a ton
2000 x 0.1425 = 285
It weighs 285 pounds
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