IXL | Multi-step problems with customary unit conversions

Jayden wants to be a marine biologist when he grows up. His entire room is ocean-themed, so he is painting his bed frame blue to match. He estimates that he will need 5 cups of paint, but the hardware store only sells paint in quarts. If Jayden buys 2 quarts of paint, how many cups will he have left?

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question

To safely cross a bridge, the most a delivery truck can weigh is 4 tons. The empty truck and driver weigh a total of 5,690 pounds. How many pounds of cargo can the truck safely carry?

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key idea

There are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton.

solution

You need to find how many pounds of cargo the delivery truck can safely carry. But first, you need to know how many pounds the full truck can weigh.

There are 2,000 pounds in a ton, so multiply 4 tons by 2,000.

2,000

8,000

The full truck can weigh 8,000 pounds. The empty truck and driver weigh 5,690 pounds. Subtract to find how much the cargo can weigh.

8,000

–

5,690

2,310

The delivery truck can safely carry 2,310 pounds of cargo.

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