Question

Each chair in the Cut and Style

Shop can hold a maximum weight of
450 pounds. A large gentleman walked
into the shop. He told his stylist
that he weighed 75 pounds less than
a quarter of a ton. By how many
pounds is the gentleman over or under
the maximum weight? (Hint: One ton
equals 2,000 pounds.)​

Answer 1

He weighs 425. So he is 25 pounds u see the weight limit

Answer 2

25pounds under the maximum weight

Explanation:

Maximum weight each chair in the Cut and Style Shop can hold is 450pounds.

If a gentle nan walks in and told the stylist that he weighed 75 pounds less than a quarter of a ton, this can be expressed as (1/4 of a ton)-75pounds. Since he is 75pounds less, that 75pounds will be removed from one quarter of a ton.

Simplifying the expression given;

(1/4of a ton)-75pounds

Since 1 ton = 2000pounds, the expression will become;

(1/4 of 2000)-75

= 500-75

= 425pounds

This means that the man's weight is 425pounds.

To know by how many

pounds is the gentleman over or under the maximum weight, we will take the difference between his weight and the maximum weight to have;

425pounds-450pounds

= -25pounds

This shows that the man is 25pounds under the maximum weight