Question

A sign at the entrance to a bridge reads: Maximum allowable weight 2.25 tons. Jason's truck weighs 2,150 pounds. How muck additional weigh can he carry?

Answer 1

Answer: 2,350 pounds

Explanation:

We know that 1 ton=2000 pounds

Thus, Maximum allowable weight = 2.25 tons

`=2.25*2000\ pounds\\=4,500\ pounds`

Weight of Jason's truck=2,150 pounds

Therefore, the additional weigh can he carry

=Maximum allowance-weight of truck

`=4,500-2,150=2,350\ pounds`

⇒The additional weigh can he carry=
`2,350\ pounds`