A moving van weighing 13,500 pounds was loaded with furniture. The van stopped at a weigh station and the combined weight of the van and furniture was 14,955 pounds. How much did the furniture weigh?
Hint: Can you setup the equation for this?
To find out how much the furniture weighed, we need to subtract the weight of the empty van from the combined weight of the van and furniture.
The weight of the empty van is 13,500 pounds.
The combined weight of the van and furniture is 14,955 pounds.
To find the weight of the furniture, we subtract the weight of the empty van from the combined weight:
14,955 pounds - 13,500 pounds = 1,455 pounds
Therefore, the furniture weighed 1,455 pounds.