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Convert. Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $500$ pounds $=$ $\_\_\_\_\_$ tons

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Customary unit conversions involving fractions and mixed numbers

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Q. Convert. Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

500

pounds

=

\_\_\_\_\_

tons

Understand conversion factor: Step $1$ : Understand the conversion factor between pounds and tons. $\newline$ $1$ ton $= 2,000$ pounds. $\newline$ To find how many tons $500$ pounds is, we need to divide the number of pounds by the number of pounds in a ton. $\newline$ Calculation: $500 \div 2,000$ .
Perform division: Step $2$ : Perform the division to convert pounds to tons. $500 \div 2,000 = 0.25$ . This means $500$ pounds is equal to $0.25$ tons.

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