Answer: 250 quarts
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : One quart of strawberries weighs about 2 pounds. (1)
Since 1 ton = 2000 pounds
Then, \(\text{ 1 pound}=\dfrac{1}{2000}\text{ ton}\)
Using UNITARY METHOD,
\(\Rightarrow\ \text{ 2 pound}=2\times\dfrac{1}{2000}\text{ ton}\\\\\Rightarrow\ \text{ 2 pound}=\dfrac{1}{1000}\text{ ton}\) (2)
From (1) and (2), we have
1 quart of strawberries weighs= \(\dfrac{1}{1000}\text{ ton}\)
i.e. 1 ton of strawberries= \(1000\times1=1000\text{ quarts}\)
Then, \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) ton of strawberries= \(\dfrac{1}{4}\times1000\)
\(=250\text{ quarts}\)
Hence, 250 quarts of strawberries would weigh\(\dfrac{1}{4}\) ton.
