Mathematics
Grade6
Easy

Question

A fully loaded and fueled space shuttle weighs close to 3 million pounds. The weight on conversion to tons is __________.

  1. 1200
  2. 1500
  3. 1400
  4. 1050

hintHint:

Convert pounds to tons.

The correct answer is: 1500


    1ton = 2000pounds 1pound = 1 over 2000 t o n s
    Weight of space shuttle = 3 × 1,000,000 = 3000000 ÷ 2000 = 1500 tons

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