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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.

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Answer:48.5

Step-by-step explanation: Convert 5.5tonnes to pounds, that will be 12125.4pounds

To find how many 250pounds shots of supplement needed, divide by 250

12125.4รท250=48.5fluid ounce daily.

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