Question

A baseball weighs 5 ounces and the NY Yankees ordered 3,200 baseballs. How many tons do the baseballs weigh?

Answer 1

dont come at me if im wrong but im pretty sure the answer is 1/2 or .5

Explanation:

Answer 2

First thing you need to do is multiply 5 ounces by 3200 baseballs. This will tell you how many ounces all the baseballs weigh.

3200
x 5
16000 ounces

Then you need to convert that into pounds. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, you need to divide by 16.

16000
÷ 16
1000 pounds

Since the question asks you how many TONS the baseballs weigh, you need to convert pounds to tons. There are 2000 pounds in a ton, so you divide by 2000.

1000
÷2000
0.5 tons

0.5 tons is your answer.