Question

The average white rhinoceros gives birth to a single calf that weighs about 3.8% as much as its mother. if the mother rhinoceros weighs 3.75 tons, about how many pounds does its calf weigh? answer

Answer 1

To start, let's convert 3.75 tons into pounds. There are 2000 pounds in a ton, so you multiply.
 
3.75 x 2000 = 7500.

So you know the mother wears 7500 pounds.

If you learned percent and decimal conversion, you know that you move the decimal point two to the left to make a decimal into a percent (aka multiplying it by 100). So, to translate your percent into a decimal so we can multiply it, you divide it by 100.

3.8/100= 0.038

Now, you can multiply 0.038 by 7500 to find the calf's weight.

0.038 x 7500 = 285 pounds