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A concrete truck loaded with concrete weighs up to 21 tons.

About how many pounds does the loaded truck weigh?

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Answer:

42,000

Explanation:

1 ton = 2000 pounds

21 tons:

21 × 2000 = 42000 pounds

User Jfalkson
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Answer:

42,000 pounds

Explanation:

This is a conversion problem.

There are 2000 pounds in 1 ton. We have 21 tons, so we can set up a proportion:


(2000)/(1) =(x)/(21) , where x is how many pounds are in 21 tons

Cross-multiplying, we get:

x = 2000 * 21 = 42,000

Thus, the answer is 42,000 pounds.

Hope this helps!

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