Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Measurement - Review Exercises - Page 526: 28

Answer

18 tons of cookies are sold during the fair.

Work Step by Step

Convert pounds to tons using unit fractions. $3000lb\times\frac{1ton}{2000lb}=1.5ton$ Multiply to find the cookies sold in 12 days. $12\times1.5tons=18tons$
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