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A convoy of 6 trucks each carries 4.5 tons of supplies. What is the total cargo weight?

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Correct answer

27 tons

  1. A 24 tons
  2. B 30 tons
  3. C 25 tons
  4. D 27 tons

Why this is the answer

6 × 4.5 = 27 tons total cargo weight. Repeated addition of a decimal: 6 × 4 = 24 and 6 × 0.5 = 3, so 24 + 3 = 27. The distractor 24 tons drops the half-ton on each truck, 30 rounds each load up to 5 tons, and 25 is a near-miss meant to catch arithmetic slips. Breaking the decimal into whole and fractional parts avoids all three.
Source: ASVAB AR, Multiplication

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About this topic: Basic Operations and Word Problems

Basic operations word problems are the core of Arithmetic Reasoning: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division dressed up as money, distance, time or quantity problems. The skill tested is setting the problem up correctly, not the arithmetic itself. This is one of 11 Arithmetic Reasoning questions on basic operations and word problems, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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