Question

A moving company charges $0.70 per pound for a move from New York to Florida. A family estimates that their belongings weigh about 5 tons. About how much would it cost the family to move from New York to Florida

Answer 1

First, how many pounds are equal to 1 ton?  2000

Then, $0.70 x 2000 pounds

So, the cost to move is $1,400

Yep. It's that simple. :)