Mansa Musa took 60,000 (!) people on his pilgrimage to Mecca. There were 4 times as many men as there were woman. Assume that each man ate about 2.59 loaves of bread each day and a woman 1.86 loaves. Each loaf of bread weighs 500 grams. Assume they packed enough bread for 167 days. There are a 100 camels to carry the bread. How many pounds of bread did each camel carry?

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mecca has come forth.
Mansa Musa's
Месса Мath
Question!
Mansa Musa took 60,000
(!) people
on his
pilgrimage to Mecca.
There were
4
times as
many men as there were
woman. Assume that
each man ate about 2.59
loaves of bread each day
and a woman 1.86 loaves.
"Each loaf of bread weighs
500 grams. Assume they
packed enough bread for
167 days. There are a 100
camels to carry the bread.
How many pounds of
bread did each camel
carry?
Transcribed Image Text:mecca has come forth. Mansa Musa's Месса Мath Question! Mansa Musa took 60,000 (!) people on his pilgrimage to Mecca. There were 4 times as many men as there were woman. Assume that each man ate about 2.59 loaves of bread each day and a woman 1.86 loaves. "Each loaf of bread weighs 500 grams. Assume they packed enough bread for 167 days. There are a 100 camels to carry the bread. How many pounds of bread did each camel carry?
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