Question

The recycling center collected 48,000 ounces of

aluminum cans last week. How many tons of
aluminum did the recycling center collect?

Answer 1

Answer: 1.5 tons

Explanation:

Given

The recycling center collected 48,000 ounces of aluminum can

An ounce is the unit of weight and it can be expressed in tons as

`1\ \text{ounce}=3.125* 10^(-5)\ \text{tons}`

`\therefore 48,000\ \text{ounces} \equiv\ 3.125* 10^(-5)* 48,000=1.5\ \text{tons}`