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If there are 7,000 pounds in a truck full of bricks, how many tons are in the truck?

User Jeff Bloom
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there are 2000 pounds in aton
User YPCrumble
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There are 3 1/2 tons in the truck.
1 ton = 2,000 pounds

3 tons = 6,000 pounds 1/2 ton = 1,000 pounds
so,
3 tons + 1/2 ton = 6,000 pounds + 1,000 pounds
3 1/2 tons = 7,000 pounds
User Shweta Patel
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