The average weight of a blue whale is 4x10^5 pounds. The average weight of an elephant is 1x10^4 pounds. Approximately how many times heavier is a blue whale than an elephant in pounds.

Answer 1

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

(4x10^5) / (1x10^4) = 40

Therefore, a blue whale is approximately 40 times heavier than an elephant in pounds.

Answer 2

How many pounds heavier?

Answer 3

To find out how many pounds heavier a blue whale is compared to an elephant, we subtract the weight of the elephant from the weight of the blue whale:

4x10^5 pounds - 1x10^4 pounds = 4x10^5 - 1x10^4 = 3.9x10^5 pounds

Therefore, a blue whale is 390,000 pounds heavier than an elephant.