Question

A truck is carrying a cars weighing an average of 4500 pounds each what is the total weight in tons of cars on the truck

Answer 1

2.25 tons

Explanation:

It is a conversion problem. The connection between ton and pound is in the following order:

1 pound = 0.0005 tons

By multiplying each side by 4500 we can easily find the answer of this problem:

4500 pounds = 2.25 tons