Henry's house weighs 65,000 pounds. He removes all of his belongings which weigh 5,000 pounds. Movers are using Crib Jacks to lift the house, which can only handle up to 15 tons of weight each. How many Crib Jacks will the movers use to lift Henry's house?

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15 February, 00:35

Henry's house weighs 65,000 pounds. He removes all of his belongings which weigh 5,000 pounds. Movers are using Crib Jacks to lift the house, which can only handle up to 15 tons of weight each. How many Crib Jacks will the movers use to lift Henry's house?

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Mara Ross · Answer 1

2 Crib Jack movers

2*15=30000 pounds

30000*2=60000

Ariana Bond · Answer 2

Since 1 ton is 2,000 lbs, each Crib Jack can life 30,000 lbs. It's going to take 2 Crib Jacks, because the extra 5,000 lbs in belongings were removed, leaving the house at a weight of 60,000 lbs.