Question

The grain on the trucks is weighed at the grain elevator before it is dumped into
the bin. Shannon’s ticket says her truck weighed 31, 911 pounds full. After it was
emptied, the truck weighted 10,629 pounds. How many pounds of wheat were on
the truck? Wheat is sold by the bushel. A bushel is sixty pounds. How many
bushels of wheat were on the truck?

Answer 1

weight of truck = 31,911 pounds

weight of emptied truck = 10,629 pounds

weight of wheat were on the truck = 21,292 pounds

weight of bushel = 60 pounds

bushels used = 21,292 ÷ 60

= 354 pounds