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Thursday, November 5, 2026

A shipment has a mass of $0.75$ ton. Using $2000\text{ lb}=1\text{ ton}$ and $16\text{ oz}=1\text{ lb}$ , how many ounces is the shipment? This is a multi-step conversion, so don't stop at pounds.

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A shipment has a mass of $0.75$ ton. Using $2000\text{ lb}=1\text{ ton}$ and $16\text{ oz}=1\text{ lb}$ , how many ounces is the shipment? This is a multi-step conversion, so don't stop at pounds.

24,000 oz (correct answer)
1,500 oz
150,000 oz
150,000 lb

Explanation: We need to convert 0.75 ton to ounces using two conversion steps. First convert tons to pounds: 0.75 ton × (2000 lb/1 ton) = 1,500 lb. Then convert pounds to ounces: 1,500 lb × (16 oz/1 lb) = 24,000 oz. The units cancel through both steps: ton → lb → oz. A common error is stopping at 1,500 pounds or multiplying 0.75 × 2000 × 16 incorrectly. Track units carefully through multi-step conversions.