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A. A furniture truck is carrying five couches. Each couch weighs 250 pounds. How many
more couches are needed to increase the truckload to one ton?

Answer 1

7 more couches ,
2,000 ponds in a ton
1 couch is 250
2,000 divided by 250 is 8
8 minus the 1 couch you already have
is 7

Answer 2

three more couches are needed to increase the truckload to one ton.

Explanation:

First, let's calculate the weight of the five couches:

5 couches * 250 pounds/couch = 1250 poundsSince one ton is equal to 2000 pounds, we can subtract the weight of the couches from one ton to find out how much additional weight is needed:

2000 pounds - 1250 pounds = 750 poundsEach couch weighs 250 pounds, so we can divide the additional weight needed by the weight of each couch to determine how many more couches are needed:

750 pounds / 250 pounds/couch = 3 couches Therefore, three more couches are needed to increase the truckload to one ton.