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A flatbed truck is loaded with 7000 pounds of brick how

many tons of brick is there in the truck

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1 US ton is equal to 2,000 pounds.
So 1 pound is equal to 0.0005 of a US ton.
Multiply this by 7000 to get the answer.
0.0005 • 7000 = 3.5

So 7000 pounds is equal to 3.5 US tons.
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the answer to your question is 3.5 tons

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