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Question 198495: A blue whale weighs approximately 100 tons, while a house cat weighs 5 pounds. About how many cats would it take to equal the weight of one blue whale?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A blue whale weighs approximately 100 tons, while a house cat weighs 5 pounds. About how many cats would it take to equal the weight of one blue whale?
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A "ton" is equivalent to 2000 pounds.
Therefore, 100 tons is:
100*2000 = 200,000 pounds
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200000/5 = 40,000 cats
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