SOLUTION: School bought 17 tons of apples for the week. About how many kilograms of apples did the school order?

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Question 840980: School bought 17 tons of apples for the week. About how many kilograms of apples did the school order?
Answer by sheldonbbtrocks(115) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is dimensional analysis:
17 tons*(2000lbs./1ton)*(0.45kg/1lb)= [15300 kg of apples]