Question

Workers are going to load 12 crates of cantaloupes onto a freight elevator. Each crate of cantaloupes contains 10 boxes of cantaloupes. Each box contains 25 cantaloupes. The average weight of a cantaloupe is 2 pounds. The freight elevator can hold 6,000 pounds safely. Select all the statements that help you determine the total weight of all the cantaloupes.

Answer 1

2 x 25 = 50
50 x 10 = 500
500 x 12 = 6000 
 hope this helps

Answer 2

25 x 10= 250
250 x 12= 300
250+300=550
550x2= 1100 lbs total weight