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.
$12\times1.5tons=18tons$
Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321825535
ISBN 13:
978-0-32182-553-7
Chapter 7 - Measurement - Review Exercises - Page 528: 92
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