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An unloaded semi-truck, with the driver aboard, weighs 30,000 pounds. When fully loaded, the semi-truck holds 26 pallets of cargo, and each of the 18 tires of the fully loaded semi-truck bears approximately 3,300 pounds. What is the approximate average weight of one pallet of cargo?
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(A) 1,131 pounds
(B) 1,280 pounds
(C) 1,633 pounds
(D) 1,665 pounds

An unloaded semi-truck, with the driver aboard, weighs 3030,000000 pounds. When fully loaded, the semi-truck holds 2626 pallets of cargo, and each of the 1818 tires of the fully loaded semi-truck bears approximately 33,300300 pounds. What is the approximate average weight of one pallet of cargo?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 11,131131 pounds\newline(B) 11,280280 pounds\newline(C) 11,633633 pounds\newline(D) 11,665665 pounds

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Q. An unloaded semi-truck, with the driver aboard, weighs 3030,000000 pounds. When fully loaded, the semi-truck holds 2626 pallets of cargo, and each of the 1818 tires of the fully loaded semi-truck bears approximately 33,300300 pounds. What is the approximate average weight of one pallet of cargo?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 11,131131 pounds\newline(B) 11,280280 pounds\newline(C) 11,633633 pounds\newline(D) 11,665665 pounds
  1. Calculate total weight of tires: First, we need to calculate the total weight that the 1818 tires of the fully loaded semi-truck bear.\newlineCalculation: 1818 tires ×\times 3,3003,300 pounds per tire == 59,40059,400 pounds
  2. Find weight of cargo: Next, we subtract the weight of the unloaded semi-truck from the total weight to find the weight of the cargo.\newlineCalculation: 59,40059,400 pounds (total weight) - 30,00030,000 pounds (unloaded truck weight) = 29,40029,400 pounds (cargo weight)
  3. Calculate average weight per pallet: Now, we divide the total weight of the cargo by the number of pallets to find the average weight of one pallet.\newlineCalculation: 29,40029,400 pounds (cargo weight) ÷\div 2626 pallets = 1,130.769230771,130.76923077 pounds per pallet
  4. Round average weight of pallet: We round the average weight of one pallet to the nearest whole number to match the answer choices.\newlineCalculation: 1,130.769230771,130.76923077 pounds 1,131\approx 1,131 pounds

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