Question

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?

Answer 1

Each of the cars weighed 1.375 tons.

Step-by-step explanation

We are told that 40 cars were received by Joe's Car Shop.

Each car weighed the same amount.

The total shipment weighed 55 tons.

We are then asked to find the weight of each car in tons.

Let the weight of each car in tons be x tons.

1 car = x tons

40 cars = 55 tons

We can write a mathematical relatonship from this by cross multiplying

40 × x = 1 × 55

40x = 55

Divide both sides by 40

(40x/40) = (55/40)

x = 1.375 tons

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