A half-ton pick-up truck is named that way because the combined weight of the truck's passengers and the cargo it is carrying can weigh up to 1000 pounds. Jerry owns a construction company and is loading bags of concrete in his half-ton pick-up truck. If Jerry weighs 220 pounds and each bag of concrete weighs 60 pounds, write an equation that can be used to determine how many bags Jerry can put in the truck to reach the 1000 pound capacity.
?x+?=?
Now, solve the equation you wrote to determine how many bags Jerry can put in the truck to reach the 1000 pound capacity.
x= ? bags
60x + 220 = 1000
solve for x to find number of bags
Check your answer by multiplying your answer times 60 and then add 220 and that should equal1000.