Answer:
The platform cannot hold both elephants.
Step-by-step explanation:
This problem is solved by conversion of units.
Elephant A weighs 11,028 pounds
Elephant B weighs 5 1/2 = 5.5 tons
The platform can hold 22,000 pounds
To see if the platform holds both elephants, the first step is converting the weigth of Elephant B to pounds.
Each ton has 2000 pounds.
So 5.5 tons have 5.5*2000 = 11000 pounds.
So Elephant B weighs 11000 pounds
Combined weights of Elephants A and B
11,028 + 11,000 = 22,028 > 22,000
The platform cannot hold both elephants.
