Question

I am having a hard time solving this word problem. My old brain isn't as young as it was. Please help:
A truck, its driver and its load weight 43,320 pounds. The truck weighs 230 times the weight of the driver and the load is 30 pounds more than three times the driver's weight. What is the weight of the load? I need help developing the linear equation and solving it.
Please - I am pressed for time.

Answer 1

Let the weight of driver be x pounds

then weight of load will be (3x+30)pounds.

then the weight of truck will be 230x pounds

A.T.Q.

x+(3x+30)+230x = 43320

=> 234x + 30 = 43320

=> 234x = 43290

=> x = 43290/234

=> x = 185

the weight of load is 3x+ 30

= (3×185)+30

= 585

so answer is 585 pound