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1A male African elephant weights 7 tons a male African lion at the local zoo weights 1/500 of the weight of the male African elephant. how many pounds does the lion weight

Respuesta :

the lion weighs 28 pounds

Explanation:

Weight of the male African elephant = 7 tons

Weight of the african lion = 1/500 × Weight of the male African elephant

[tex]\text{Weight of the lion = 1/500 }\times\text{ 7 tons}[/tex][tex]\text{Weight of the lion = 7/500 tons}[/tex]

1 Us ton = 2000 pounds

7/500 tons =7/500 × 2000 pounds = 14000/500

7/500 tons = 28 pounds

Hence, the lion weighs 28 pounds

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