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A truck is carrying 9 cars weighing an average of 4,000 pounds each. What is the total weight in tons of the cars on the truck

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18 tons

Explanation

First you need to know that 1 ton is 2,000 pounds. Ok so if you do the 4,000 pounds times the 9 cars you get 36,000 pounds in total and then you can divide by 2,000 and you get 18 so it is 18 tons.

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