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5 July, 11:59

Fire Ants can carry up to 4000 times their own body weight. Each ant weighs 4 milligrams. How many ants would it take to carry a 10 pound piece of food back to the nest if they wanted to do it in a single trip?

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  1. 5 July, 15:27
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    Answer:Therefore, to carry 10 pounds, (i. e) 5 Kgs, 2 ants can carry the food or 5 ants can carry 2 pounds each of food to the nest.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Each ant weighs 4 milligrams.

    Fire Ants can carry up to 1000 times their own body weight,

    Ant can carry = 4 * 1000 = 4000mg = 4 kg

    By metric conversion,

    1 Kg = 2 pounds.

    10 pounds = 5 Kg.

    Therefore, to carry 10 pounds, (i. e) 5 Kgs, 2 ants can carry the food or 5 ants can carry 2 pounds each of food to the nest.
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