Question

A half-ton pickup truck has a curb weight (weight empty but ready-to-drive) of 5/2 ton. If curb weight is evenly divided among four truck tires, how much weight is each tire bearing?

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Answer 1

0.625 tons or 5/8 tons

Explanation:

(5/2)/4

0.625 tons or 5/8

Answer 2

5/8 ton

Explanation:

1/4 of 5/2 ton is on each tire, so the weight it is bearing is ...

(1/4)(5/2 ton) = 5/8 ton

Each tire is bearing 5/8 ton.

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Additional comment

If that is a US short ton (2000 lb), then the weight on each tire is 1250 pounds. If the tires are inflated to 50 pounds per square inch, then the area of rubber on the road at each tire is 1250 lb/(50 lb/in^2) = 25 in^2. That's the size of a 5-inch square.