Question

A meteorite found in United States weighs 7/10 as much as one found in Mongolia. The meteorite found in Mongolia weighs 22 tons. How much does the meteorite found in United States weigh?

Answer 1

15.4 tons is the weigh of the meteorite

Answer 2

Answer: The meteorite found in United States weigh 15.4 tons.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Weight of Mongolia meteorite = 22 tons

According to question, we get that

A meteorite found in United States weighs 7/10 as much as one found in Mongolia

So, Weight of meteorite in United states would be

`(7)/(10)* 22\\\\=0.7* 22\\\\=15.4\ tons`

Hence, the meteorite found in United States weigh 15.4 tons.