Math
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Math
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In 2006 Ron Wallace won the largest pumpkin
competition with a 1,502 pound pumpkin. In 2005 Andy Wolf of
New York won with a 1,407 pound pumpkin, and in 2004 Jack LaRue of Washington
state won with a 1,420 pounder. Charlie Houghton in New Hampshire grew the
largest pumpkin in 2002 weighing 1,338 pounds. In 2001 Geneva Emmons of
Washington won with a 1,262 pound pumpkin, and in 2001 Brittany and Craig Weir
of Massachusetts won with a pumpkin that weighed 1,260 pounds. If
one ton is equal to 2,200 pounds, how many tons did these pumpkins weigh?
The 2006 winning pumpkin!
Answer
3.7 tons