A bushel of wheat weighs 60 lbs. A train rail car can hold up to3,500 US bushels.

a. How many US tons can the train car hold?

b. How many metric tons can the train car hold?

c. How many long tons can the train car hold?

d. What is the volume (in cubic feet) held by the train car?

Metric ton = 1000 kg

US ton ( Short ton) = 2000 lb

Long ton (British ton, Imperial ton) = 2,240 lb

US hundred weight = 100 lb

British hundred weight = 112 lb

Bushels is a dry until of volume of 1.24 cubic feet. usedcommonly used for dry commodities such as grains and produce.It is equal to 8 dry gallons. Another measure of dry volume isa "peck" which equal 8 quarts.

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