Answers 1: WHALE WEIGHT

1. 30 feet 15 tons or 30,000 pounds

2. 12 yards 18 tons or 36,000 pounds

3. 48 feet 48,000 pounds or 24 tons

4. 25 feet 12.5 tons or 25,000 pounds

5. 28 feet 13 tons plus 2,000 pounds (14 tons)

6. 50 feet 50,000 pounds or 2.5 tons

7. 44 feet 22 tons or 44,000 pounds

8. 600 inches 25 tons or 50,000 pounds

9. 42.5 feet 21.25 tons or 42,500 pounds

10. 38 feet 38,000 pounds or 19 tons

11. 15 1/3 yards 23 tons or 46,000 pounds

12. 39 1/2 feet 19.75 tons or 39,599 pounds

Generalization: The weight of a gray whale can be estimated by using the rule of thumb that an adult whale weight 1000 pounds, or a half ton, for every foot of its length.