Question

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?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  44 fl oz

Step-by-step 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

44 fl  oz

Step-by-step explanation: