The average white rhinoceros gives birth to a single calf that weighs about 3.8% as much as its mother. if the mother rhinoceros weighs 3.75 tons, about how many pounds does its calf weigh? answer

To start, let's convert 3.75 tons into pounds. There are 2000 pounds in a ton, so you multiply.
 
3.75 x 2000 = 7500.

So you know the mother wears 7500 pounds.

If you learned percent and decimal conversion, you know that you move the decimal point two to the left to make a decimal into a percent (aka multiplying it by 100). So, to translate your percent into a decimal so we can multiply it, you divide it by 100.

3.8/100= 0.038

Now, you can multiply 0.038 by 7500 to find the calf's weight.

0.038 x 7500 = 285 pounds