Question

a delivery truck is carrying and 8713 lb load of pet food. At a weighing station, the loaded truck weighs 17200 lb. What is the weight of the empty truck?

Answer 1

We know that the load is 8713 lbs.

The total weight (truck + load) is 17200 lb.

Then, we can calculate the weight of the empty truck as:

$\begin{gathered} L=8713 \\ W=L+T=17200 \\ \Rightarrow T=W-L \\ T=17200-L=17200-8713=8487 \\ \end{gathered}$

Answer: the empty truck's weight is 8487 lb.

T: empty truck's weight

W: total weight (loaded truck's weight)

L: Load

The equation is:

T = W - L