Question

How many pounds are there in 100 tons?

Answer 1

Hint: In this problem, we have to find how many pounds are there in 100 tons. We know that if we are converting to a smaller unit, we can multiply by powers of 10 to get a bigger number. We should know that in unit conversion 1 ton = 2000 pounds. We can use this mass conversion formula to convert the tons to pounds. We can multiply 2000 to the given number to convert it from tons to pounds.

Complete step by step solution:
We know that the given measurement is 100 tons.
We have to convert the measurement from tons to pounds.
We should know that in unit conversion
1 ton = 2000 pounds.
 We can use this mass conversion formula to convert the tons to pounds
We can multiply a cent or 2000 to the given number 100 to convert it from tons to pounds.
We get,
\[\Rightarrow 2000\times 100\]
We can now simplify the above step, we get
\[\Rightarrow 2000\times 100=200000\].

Therefore, the value in pounds whose ton value in 100 tons is 200000 pounds.

Note: We should always remember the mass or weight conversion formulas to convert from one unit to the other. We should also remember that the ton is the unit of mass in the metric system. Students make mistakes while multiplying the given number to the number 100 and its power. We can also convert the given number into its power of 10.