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24 May, 09:21

A wildlife sanctuary has two elephants. One has a weight of 11,028 pounds and the other has a weight of 5 1/2 tons. A platform can hold 22,000 pounds. Can the platform hold both elephants

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  1. 24 May, 09:27
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    The platform cannot hold both elephants.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    This problem is solved by conversion of units.

    Elephant A weighs 11,028 pounds

    Elephant B weighs 5 1/2 = 5.5 tons

    The platform can hold 22,000 pounds

    To see if the platform holds both elephants, the first step is converting the weigth of Elephant B to pounds.

    Each ton has 2000 pounds.

    So 5.5 tons have 5.5*2000 = 11000 pounds.

    So Elephant B weighs 11000 pounds

    Combined weights of Elephants A and B

    11,028 + 11,000 = 22,028 > 22,000

    The platform cannot hold both elephants.
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