Question

The weight of an elephant is 1000 times the weight of a cat. If the elephant weighs 14,000 pounds how many pounds does the cat weigh

Answer 1

To solve this problem, all you have to do is 14,000/1,000, which is 14, because the elephant weighs 14,000 lbs and the cat is 1/1000 of that weight. The cat weighs 14 pounds.

Answer 2

Weight of the elephant= 1,000x
x= weight of the cat
14,000=1,000x
x=14 pounds is what the cat weighs. 
Check: 14*1,000= 14,000