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Use ratios and proportions to solve. An African elephant weighs 6 tons. What is the weight of the elephant in pounds?

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11 ton is equal to 20002000 pounds so 66 tons will be equal to 6×2000=120006\times2000=12000 pounds. Therefore, the weight of the elephant is 1200012000 pounds.

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