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#34399

measurement

rate

unit conversion

hard

90 sec

A factory produces 120 widgets per hour. Each widget requires 0.5 pounds of raw material. If raw material is purchased in tons, and 1 ton = 2,000 pounds, which of the following expressions represents the number of tons of raw material needed per day, assuming the factory operates 24 hours a day?

A.

$\frac{120 \times 0.5 \times 24}{2000}$

B.

$\frac{120 \times 0.5}{2000 \times 24}$

C.

$120 \times 0.5 \times 24 \times 2000$

D.

$\frac{2000}{120 \times 0.5 \times 24}$