Question

seung park is a rancher with a steer that will compete at the national stock show. his largest steer last year weighed 1000 pounds. before judging, the steer is weighed. the scale is shown below. what is the value shown on the scale, to the closest tick mark? blank pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Find value per small tick

Between 1000 and 1050, there are 10 small ticks.
$\text{Value per tick} = \frac{1050 - 1000}{10} = 5$ pounds

Step2: Count ticks from 1000

The needle is 3 ticks left of 1000.
$\text{Total offset} = 3 \times 5 = 15$ pounds

Step3: Calculate final weight

Subtract offset from 1000.
$\text{Weight} = 1000 - 15 = 985$ pounds

Answer:

985