document.write( "Question 346018: Water weighs about 62.5 lbs. per cubic foot, and there is about 7.5 gallon in a cubic foot. If a 10-gallon can weighs 16 lbs. when empty, how many cans of water can be hauled in one-ton truck?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #247410 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 7.5 gallons weigh 62.5 lbs \n" ); document.write( "10 gallons will weigh 62.5 *10/7.5 \n" ); document.write( "=83.3 lbs. \n" ); document.write( "weight of 10 gallon water + weight of 10 gallon empty can = \n" ); document.write( "=83.3 +16 = 99.3 pounds \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "1 ton = 2200 lbs \n" ); document.write( "number of cans will be 1 ton/99.3 \n" ); document.write( "2000/99.3 \n" ); document.write( "= 20.14 \n" ); document.write( "OR 20 cans. \n" ); document.write( " |