Coal trains can have a maximum weight of 315,000 pounds. A coal train currently has a weight of 193,000 pounds. What is the maximum amount of additional weight the coal train could add?
122,000 pounds
222,000 pounds
282,000 pounds
508,000 pounds
Coal trains can have a maximum weight of 315,000 pounds. A coal train currently has a weight of 193,000 pounds. What is the maximum amount of additional weight the coal train could add?
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To find the maximum amount of additional weight the coal train can add, we need to subtract the current weight of the train from the maximum weight it can hold.
Maximum weight = 315,000 pounds
Current weight = 193,000 pounds
Maximum additional weight = Maximum weight – Current weight
Maximum additional weight = 315,000 pounds – 193,000 pounds
Maximum additional weight = 122,000 pounds
So, the correct answer is 122,000 pounds.