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Blue whales can weigh as much as 150 tons. Convert the weight to pounds.

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Answer:

The answer is C: 150/y

Explanation:

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SOLUTION:

The conversion formula from tons to pounds is;


1\text{ }US\text{ }ton=2000\text{ }pounds

Thus, converting this to pounds, the Blue whale would weigh;


150*2000=300,000\text{ }pounds

Thus, the whale weighs 300,000 pounds

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