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A dump truck has 3.5 tons of stones in it. A loader can pick up 1.5 tons per scoop. if we want a total of 14 tons of stones in t

he dump truck, how many scoops must we add to the truck? SHOW WORK PLEASE!!

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Verdich [7]3 years ago

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You must add <u>7 scoops </u>to the truck.

<h3>EXPLANATION</h3>

14 - 3.5 = 10.5 tons needed

10.5 ÷ 1.5 = <u>7 scoops needed</u>

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