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Joe's Car Shop received a shipment of 40 cars. The cars each weighed the same amount. The total shipment weighed 55 tons. What

was the weight of each car in tons?

If anyone knows the answer please say the answer I need it by today.

User Kekekeks
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Answer: Each car would be 1.25

Step-by-step explanation: I found this answer by dividing 50 by 44 since the thing all together weighed 5 and there were 44 cars and to check my thing i did 1.25 times 44 and i got 50 and if you add 1.25 44 timed you get 50!

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