When rounded to the nearest thousands an elephant weight is 5,000 pounds. What is the least amount the elephant could weigh? I need step by step instructions please.

Step-by-step explanation:

It depends on what you have been told about rounding when a 5 is involved.

If you can round if the answer is 4500, then that would be your answer. If you have some complicated method of dealing with the 5 (involving odd or even numbers) the elephant's minimum weight will be different.

I would go with 4500.

there are no short passages to look at

38.5

step-by-step explanation:

lets say, first number = r

second number = 3r+7

total = 49

(r)+(3r+7)= 49

4r+7 = 49

4r = 42

r = 42/4

r= 10.5

3r+7 = 3(10.5)+7 = 38.5

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