Question

A truck is carrying 8 cars weighing an average of 4,500 pounds each.What is the total weight in tons the cars on the truck?

Answer 1

4500(8)=36000 pounds in total
Each car weighs 4500 pounds. There are 8 cars in total.

168/12=14 feet

3 feet in 1 yard
30 feet

30-14=16 feet

Answer 2

Answer: The total weight in tons the cars on the truck= 18 tons.

The length of the room exceed the width by 16 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Given: Weight of 1 truck=4500 pounds

Thus, weight of 8 trucks= $8\times4500$ pounds

$=36000\ pounds$

We know that 1 ton=2000 pounds

Thus, weight of 8 trucks in tons=$\frac{36000}{2000}=18\ tons$

Hence, the total weight in tons the cars on the truck= 18 tons.

b) Given: Dimensions of the room are as

Length=10 yards and width= 168 inches

We know that 1 yard=3 feet and 1 inch=$\frac{1}{12}\ foot$

Thus, length$=10\times3=30\ feet$

width=$168\times\frac{1}{12}=14\ feet$

The difference between length and width=$length-width=30-14=16\ feet$

Hence, the length of the room exceed the width by 16 feet.