SOLUTION: Water weights about 62 ½ lbs. per cubic foot, and there about 7 ⅛ gallons in 1 cubic foot. If a 10-gallon can weight 16 lbs. when empty, how many cans of water can be hauled

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Question 984906: Water weights about 62 ½ lbs. per cubic foot, and there about 7 ⅛ gallons in 1 cubic foot. If a 10-gallon can weight 16 lbs. when empty, how many cans of water can be hauled in one ton truck?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, solver91311, macston:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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One-Ton truck:
1 ton is 2000 pounds.

You need to fix your question, but what you want is understandable.
x%2810%2Agal%2B16%2Apounds%29=2000%2Apounds
You need to change the gallons into pounds; and you are interested in x, the number of cans to put onto the truck.



%28%2810%29%2862%261%2F2%29%2F%287%261%2F8%29%29%2APOUNDS

87.7193 pounds or about %2887%2623%2F32%29%2Apounds.

Remake the earlier equation as x%2887.7193%2B16%29=2000;
x%28103.7193%29=2000
x=2000%2F103.7193
x=19.28
To make practical sense, highlight%28x=19%29.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do the arithmetic and round down to the next lower whole number.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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weight/can=(62.43 lbs/cubic foot)(1 cubic foot/7.48 gallons)(10 gallons)+16lbs
weight/can=99.46 lbs/can
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2000 lbs/(99.46 lbs/can)=20.1 cans
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ANSWER: Twenty 10 gallon cans of water can be carried in a one ton truck.