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mustafa's horse ate 6,400 pounds of hay last year. How could Mustafa determine the number of tons of hay his horse ate last year? A- by dividing 6,400 by 16B- by multiplying 6,400 by 16 C- by dividing 6,400 by 2,00D- by multiplying 6,400 by 2,00

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hello

to solve this system, we'll need to refresh our metric table

2000 pounds = 1 tonne

mustafa's horse ate 6,400 pounds


\begin{gathered} 2000\text{pounds}=\text{ 1 tonne} \\ 6,400\text{pounds = x tonne} \\ \text{cross multiply and make x the subject of formula} \\ x=(6,400*1)/(2000) \\ x=3.2\text{ tons} \end{gathered}

the right answer would be to divide 6,400 by 2000

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