When a Car Is Weighed, It Is Driven Slowly on a Horizontal

question 62

Multiple Choice

When a car is weighed, it is driven slowly on a horizontal floor over a scale that records a reading as the front wheels go over the scale, and then records a second reading as the rear wheels go over
The scale. The weight of the car is equal to

• A) the weight under the rear wheels.
• B) the difference of the two weights.
• C) the weight under the front wheels.
• D) the average of the two weights.
• E) the sum of the two weights.

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