Question

finn is loading crates onto trailers. if each crate weighs 236 pounds and each trailer can hold 2 crates, how much weight, in pounds, would be loaded on 6.5 trailers? 3,073 pounds 3,074 pounds 3,068 pounds 30,680 pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Find weight per trailer

Each trailer holds 2 crates, each crate is 236 pounds. So weight per trailer: \( 236 \times 2 = 472 \) pounds.

Step2: Find weight for 6.5 trailers

Multiply weight per trailer by number of trailers: \( 472 \times 6.5 = 3068 \) pounds? Wait, no, wait, 4726.5: 4726 = 2832, 4720.5=236, total 2832+236=3068? But the options have 3,068? Wait the options: 3,073; 3,074; 3,068; 30,680. Oh, 3,068 is an option (the third one). Wait my calculation: 2362=472 (per trailer). 4726.5: let's do 4726 = 2832, 472*0.5=236, 2832+236=3068. So the correct option is the one with 3,068 pounds.

Wait, maybe I miscalculated earlier. Let's recheck: 236 pounds per crate, 2 crates per trailer: 2362 = 472 pounds per trailer. Then 6.5 trailers: 472 6.5. Let's compute 472 6.5: 472 (13/2) = (47213)/2. 47213: 47210=4720, 4723=1416, total 4720+1416=6136. Then 6136/2=3068. Yes, so 3,068 pounds.

Answer:

The correct option is the one labeled with "3,068 pounds" (the third option among the choices). So the answer is: 3,068 pounds (the option with text "3,068 pounds").