Question

Silvergrove's zoo has two elephants. The male elephant weighs 2/3 of a ton, and the female elephant weighs 7/12 of a ton. How much more does the male weigh than the female?

a. 1/4 of a ton
b. 5/12 of a ton
c. 1/6 of a ton
d. 1/12 of a ton

Answer 1

Get the denominators the same. Multiply the top and bottom of 2/3 by 4= 8/12


Subtract the numerators
8/12 - 7/12 = 1/12

Answer 2

The male elephant weighs 916.67 pounds more than the female elephant.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much more the male elephant weighs than the female elephant, we need to subtract the weight of the female elephant from the weight of the male elephant.

The weight of the male elephant is 2/3 of a ton, which can be written as 2/3 * 2000 pounds since 1 ton is equal to 2000 pounds. This gives us 4000/3 pounds for the male elephant.

The weight of the female elephant is 7/12 of a ton, which can be written as 7/12 * 2000 pounds. This gives us 7000/12 pounds for the female elephant.

To subtract the weight of the female elephant from the weight of the male elephant, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions. The common denominator for 3 and 12 is 12.

So, the male elephant weighs 4000/3 - (7000/12 * 3/3) pounds, which is equal to (4000 - 21000)/12 pounds.

Simplifying this further, we get (11000/12) pounds for the male elephant's weight.

Therefore, the male elephant weighs 11000/12 pounds more than the female elephant.

When we divide 11000 by 12, we get 916.67 pounds (rounded to two decimal places). So, the male elephant weighs approximately 916.67 pounds more than the female elephant.