SOLUTION: a teacher tells students that a space shuttle weights about 440,000 lbs. at liftoff. Students are unable to understand that weight. Which weight could the teacher convert the we

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Question 123202: a teacher tells students that a space shuttle weights about 440,000 lbs. at
liftoff. Students are unable to understand that weight.
Which weight could the teacher convert the weight, so kids can understand.
Bricks, elephants, metric tons, kilograms, aircraft carriers.
I selected aircraft carriers, Is this correct?
Or is it elephants?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
440,000 lbs. is 220 tons

an aircraft carrier is about 100,000 tons

elephants average around 7 tons

elephants would probably be better