Question

A panda eats about 30 kg of bamboo per day. About how many pounds of bamboo will the panda eat in 6 weeks?

Answer 1

Hint: To solve the given problem, we first need to find the amount of bamboo in 6 weeks in kilogram units. Then, we need to convert the amount into pounds. The pound and kilogram are units of measurement of mass. They are used in daily life for various purposes. Both of them can be used to calculate the mass depending on the purpose. We can also convert one unit of measurement to another unit of measurement according to our convenience.

Complete step-by-step solution:
First, we need to find the amount of bamboo that the panda eats in 6 weeks. The number of days in 6 weeks equals \[\text{6}\times \text{7=42}\]. Given the panda eats 30 kg of bamboo in one day, the panda will eat \[\text{42}\times \text{30=1260}\] kilogram of bamboo in 6 week. Now, we need to convert this mass into pounds.
We have the mass as 1260 kg, as 1-kg equals \[\text{2}\text{.20462}\] pounds. To convert the given mass in pound, we have to multiply it by the \[\text{2}\text{.20462}\], as follow
\[\text{1260kg=1260}\times \text{2}\text{.20462}\] pounds
\[\text{1260kg=2,777}\text{.8212}\] pounds
Hence, the panda eats 2777.8212 pounds in 6 weeks.

Note: We can also solve this problem, by first finding the mass of bamboo that a panda eats in one day in pounds. Then, multiplying the mass by required days.
The panda eats 30 kg in one day
\[\Rightarrow 30\times \text{2}\text{.20462}=\text{66}\text{.1386}\] pounds
The number of days in one week equals 7, so the number of days in 6 weeks equals \[\text{6}\times \text{7=42}\]
Hence, the panda will eat \[\text{66}\text{.1386}\times \text{42=2,777}\text{.8212}\] pounds of bamboo in 6 weeks.