Question

5 tons of gravel is equally divided by four dump trucks how much drag how much gravel is on one dump truck

Answer 1

Step 1

Given; There are 5 tons of gravel divided equally by four dump trucks

Required; To find how much gravel is in one dump truck.

Step 2

Find how much gravel is in one dump truck.

$\begin{gathered} 1unit=\frac{\text{Total tons of gravel}}{\text{number of trucks}} \\ 1unit=\frac{5}{4}=1.25\text{ tons} \\ 4\text{units = 5 tons} \\ 1\text{ unit= 1.25tons} \end{gathered}$

Hence, each dump truck 1.25 tons of gravel