Question

Dinosaurs Scientists believe that the heaviest dinosaur was Argentinosaurus, which weighed about 110 tons. Use a conversion factor to find the weight of Argentinosaurus in pounds.

Short answer

$\text{110} \text{tons} = \text{220000} \text{pounds}$

Step-by-step solution

Step-1 – Conversion factor from tons to pounds

Conversion Factor: 1 tonne = 2000 pounds

Step-2 – How to convert tonne into pounds? 

We know that:1 tonne = 2000 pounds

To convert the tons into pounds just multiply the conversion factor with tons and the answer will get in pounds.

Step-3: Convert 110 tons to pounds. 

We know that: 1 tonne = 2000 pounds

$\begin{array}{l}\text{1ton=2000pounds}\\ \text{110tons}=110·2000=\text{220000pounds}\end{array}$

Hence, $\text{110} \text{tons} = \text{220000} \text{pounds}$