Norman weighed his loaded truck of apples at a weigh station. It weighed 15 tons 100 lbs. His empty truck weighed 3 tons 200 lbs. What was the weight of his load of apples?

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Stanton

5 January, 06:12

Norman weighed his loaded truck of apples at a weigh station. It weighed 15 tons 100 lbs. His empty truck weighed 3 tons 200 lbs. What was the weight of his load of apples?

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Clare Bradford · Answer 1

11 tons, 1,900 lbs. (or you could say 23,900 lbs, it's the same)

1 ton equals 2000 lbs.

15 tons 100 lbs = 30,100 lbs

3 tons 200 lbs = 6,200 lbs.

30,100 - 6,200 = 23,900