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A large freight elevator can carry a maximum of 9,800 pounds. Movers loaded equipment on the elevator that weighs 4 tons. How many more pounds of equipment can the elevator carry

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1800

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A ton is 2000 pounds, so that means 4 tons would be 8000. Subtract that from 9800 pounds and that is how many more pounds of equipment the elevator can carry, which is 1800 pounds.

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