An elephant at an animal sanctuary weighs 5.5 tons. He receives a daily nutritional supplement The instructions
say to give 1 fluid ounce of supplement for every 250 pounds of body weight.
How many fluid ounces of supplement should the elephant receive?

To find out how many fluid ounces of supplement the elephant should receive, we first need to convert his weight from tons to pounds. Since 1 ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds, the elephant weighs 5.5 tons, which is 5.5 × 2,000 = 11,000 pounds. The instructions say to give 1 fluid ounce for every 250 pounds, so we divide the total weight by 250:

11,000 pounds ÷ 250 = 44 fluid ounces.

Thus, the elephant should receive 44 fluid ounces of nutritional supplement daily!