The Mercury Freedom 7 weighed about 2,400 pounds.It flew in 1961.The Gemini 7 capsule,which flew in 1965,weighed about 37.5% more.How much does it weigh?

  3300 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

The multiplier for weight is 1 +37.5% = 1.375 = 11/8. The Gemini capsule weighed about ...

  (11/8)(2400 lb) = 3300 lb

First you multiply them like normal numbers

24

x

62

48

+

1440

1488

then you notice that the decimal point was moved over two, then you do that to your answer

1488.0=1488

1488.0

148.80

14.88