Question

An elephant eats about 2,500 pounds of food in 10 days. About how much food does an elephant eat in 1,000 days.

Answer 1

You want to find out how much food the elepahnt eats in one day. So divide 2500 by 10.

2500/10= 250 pounds.

Then multiple the answer by 1000 days.

250 x 1000= 250,000 punds eaten in 1000 days.