Question

A full load for a small truck to haul is 2/3 ton of gravel. The truck is hauling 1/2 ton of gravel. Write a division sentence that describes the model and tells how much of a full load the truck is hauling.

Answer 1

The truck is hauling 3/4 of a full load

Explanation:

we know that

2/3 ton of gravel represent the 100% of a full load

Find out how much of a full load the truck is hauling with 1/2 ton of gravel, using proportion

Let

x ----> the percentage of a full load

`((2/3))/(100\%)=((1/2))/(x)\\\\x=100\%(1/2)/(2/3)\\\\x=100\%(3/4)\\\\x=75\%`

Convert to fraction number

`75\%=(75)/(100)=(3)/(4)`

therefore

The truck is hauling 3/4 of a full load