Math word problems solving

Question

There are four semi trailer trucks parked in the line at the rest stop after the first truck each truck in the line weighs 2 tons more than the truck before the trucks were a total of 32 times how many pounds does each truck weigh

Answer 1

I assume you meant "the trucks weigh a total of 32 tons". Let x be the weight of the first truck in tons. Each following truck weighs 2 tons more::

Truck 1 weighs x

Truck 2 weighs x + 2

Truck 3 weighs x + 2 + 2 = x + 4

Truck 4 weighs x + 4 + 2 = x + 6

Total weight (=32 tons) is:

Total Weight = x + x+2 + x+4 + x+6

32 = 4x + 12

Solve for x, the weight of the first truck. Use the weight formulas from the truck table above to find the other truck weights (x+2, x+4, x+6). The units are tons.