SOLUTION: You need to haul a load of patio bricks to a job site. Each brick weighs 4 pounds 14 ounces. Your truck can carry a 3/4 -ton load. How many bricks can your truck carry in a full lo
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Question 1172068: You need to haul a load of patio bricks to a job site. Each brick weighs 4 pounds 14 ounces. Your truck can carry a 3/4 -ton load. How many bricks can your truck carry in a full load?
a. 300
b. 307
c. 362
d. 409
e. 483 Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3/4 ton is 1500 pounds
Divide that by 4.875 pounds/brick since 14/16 pound is 7/8 or 0.875 pound
307.69 bricks or 307.
b.
