lilgirlygirl011 lilgirlygirl011
  • 23-12-2018
  • Mathematics
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The weight of the truck was 3/7 the weight of the rocks. The truck weighed 13.5 tons. What did the rocks weigh

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gmany
gmany gmany
  • 23-12-2018

[tex]r-\text{the weight of the rocks}\\\\\dfrac{3}{7}r-\text{the weight of the truck}\\\\13.5t-\text{the weight of the truck}\\\\\text{The equation}\\\\\dfrac{3}{7}r=13.5\qquad\text{multiply both sides by}\ \dfrac{7}{3}\\\\\boxed{r=31.5\ (t)}\\\\Answer:\ The\ weight\ of\ rocks\ is\ 31.5\ tons.[/tex]

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sophiasernaarias23
sophiasernaarias23 sophiasernaarias23
  • 04-05-2020

Answer:

31.5

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