4 tons of pumpkins weighing 8 pound each. How many pumpkins

Question

How many pumpkins in 4 tons if they each weigh 8 pounds?

Answer 1

There are 2000 pounds per ton. So 4 tons would be 4 times that or 8000 pounds. If the pumpkins weigh 8 pounds each, you need to know how many 8 pounds go into 8000 pounds. This would be how many pumpkins. So how many times does 8 pounds go into 8000 pounds?