Blue whales can weigh as much as 150 tons. Convert the weight to pounds.

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asked Nov 7, 2023 150k views

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Sixten Otto · Answer 1 · 2023-11-13T08:17:29+0000

SOLUTION:

The conversion formula from tons to pounds is;

$1\text{ }US\text{ }ton=2000\text{ }pounds$

Thus, converting this to pounds, the Blue whale would weigh;

$150*2000=300,000\text{ }pounds$

Thus, the whale weighs 300,000 pounds