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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

Explanation:

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Answer:

44 fl oz

Explanation:

There are 2000 pounds in a ton. The proportion for x amount of supplement is ...

(supplement volume)/(weight in pounds) = x/(5.5×2000) = 1/250

Multiplying by 11000, we have ...

x = 11000/250 = 44

The elephant should receive 44 fluid ounces of supplement daily.

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