Question

An elephant can eat up to 440 pounds of vegetation every day. How many grams per

minute is this? (Can I get a step by step please)

Answer 1

Answer: 138.598 grams per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

You have 440 pounds. Convert this to grams so that it is easier.

There are roughly 199581 grams in 440 pounds (453.592 grams in 1 pound).

Now that you have the number of grams it eats in a day. You now have to convert days to minutes.

There are 24 hours in a day so divide 199581 grams by 24 hours to get the number of grams eaten in 1 hour.

199581/24 = 8315.875

Now you have the number of grams eaten in 1 hour.

There is 60 minutes in 1 hour so divide 8315.875 by 60 to get the number of grams every minute.

8315.875 / 60 = 138.598

So the number of grams every minute the elephant eats is roughly 138.598 grams.