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An elephant at an animal sanctuary weighs 5.5 tons. He receives a daily nutritional supplement. The instructions say to give 1 fluid ounce of supplement for every 250 pounds of body weight.

How many fluid ounces of supplement should the elephant receive?

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Answer:44 fl oz hoped that helped

Explanation:

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44 fl oz there are 2000 pounds in a tone for x amount of supplement… ( supplement volume)/(weight in pounds) = x/(5.5*2000)=1/250 multiplied by 11000
x=11000/250=44 fl
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