Question

Your race car weighs 1.5 tons. To make the car faster, you replaced the steel body with carbon-fiber and reduced the weight by 300 pounds. How much does your race car weigh now?

Answer 1

1.5 tons = 3000 pounds (because 1 ton is 2000 pounds)
Subtract 300 pounds, and you get 2700 pounds.

Answer 2

1.5 tons = 3,000 lb

3,000 lb − 300 lb = 2,700 lb = 1 ton and 700 lb

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