The average weight of a blue whale is 4 × 105 pounds. The average weight of an elephant is 1 x 104 pounds. Approximately how many times heavier is a blue whale than an elephant in pounds?

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O 4 times heavier.
O 2 times heavier.
O 40 times heavier.

Answer 1

To find how many times heavier a blue whale is compared to an elephant, we can divide the weight of a blue whale by the weight of an elephant:

(4 × 10^5 pounds) / (1 × 10^4 pounds) = 40

Therefore, a blue whale is approximately 40 times heavier than an elephant. So the correct answer is: 40 times heavier.