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An old building was demolished. 5 dump trucks are used to transport a total of 2 tons of rubble. How much rubble did each truck carry?
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An old building was demolished. 5 dump trucks are used to

transport a total of 2 tons of rubble. How much rubble did each
truck carry?

User Hai Dinh
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2 tons of rubble = 4,000 pounds of rubble (1 ton = 2,000 pounds)


So, each truck carried: 4,000 pounds of rubble ÷ 5 trucks = 800 pounds of rubble per truck


Therefore, each truck carried 800 pounds of rubble.
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