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Title: Weight

Grade: 6-a Lesson: S3-L5

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Sam has recently made a purchase of a bag of flour that weighs 80 ounces and is inquisitive about the flour’s weight in pounds and tons. His knowledge that 1 pound equals 16 ounces and 1 ton equals 2,000 pounds has prompted him to seek assistance with this task.
2	Step	Sam purchased a bag of flour that weighs is	80 ounces
3	Clue	He knows that 1 pound is equal to	16 ounces
4	Clue	He knows that 1 ton is equal to	2,000 pounds
5	Step	To find the weight of the flour in pounds:	80 ounces \$ \div \$ 16 ounces per pound = 5 pounds
6	Step	To find the weight of the flour in tons:	5 pounds \$ \div \$ 2000 pounds per ton = 0.0025 tons
7	Step	Therefore, the weight of the flour is 5 pounds or 0.0025 tons.
8		Answer	D

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Problem

Sam has recently made a purchase of a bag of flour that weighs 80 ounces and is inquisitive about the flour’s weight in pounds and tons. His knowledge that 1 pound equals 16 ounces and 1 ton equals 2,000 pounds has prompted him to seek assistance with this task.

Step

Sam purchased a bag of flour that weighs is

80 ounces

Clue

He knows that 1 pound is equal to

16 ounces

Clue

He knows that 1 ton is equal to

2,000 pounds

Step

To find the weight of the flour in pounds:

80 ounces \$ \div \$ 16 ounces per pound = 5 pounds

Step

To find the weight of the flour in tons:

5 pounds \$ \div \$ 2000 pounds per ton = 0.0025 tons

Step

Therefore, the weight of the flour is 5 pounds or 0.0025 tons.

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