Question

A pickup truck carrying 1000 identical bricks weighs 6,755 pounds. If the empty truck weighs 6,240 pounds, what is the weight of each brick?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.515

Step-by-step explanation:

10 to the 3rd power is 10^3 = 1000 bricks.

The weight of the full truck minus the weight of the empty truck is the weight of the bricks:

6755-6240 = 515 pounds of bricks

Pounds per brick:

515 / 1000 = .515 pounds per brick.