Two cranes are lifting 100 tons. If crane A has 40% of the load, how much weight will crane B have on its hook?

To determine how much weight crane B will have on its hook, it is essential to understand the distribution of the load between the two cranes. If the total load is 100 tons and crane A is taking 40% of that load, we first convert the total load into pounds, as options are given in pounds. Since 1 ton is equal to 2,000 pounds, 100 tons is equivalent to 200,000 pounds.

Next, calculating the load on crane A involves taking 40% of the total load:

[

0.40 \times 200,000 , \text{lbs} = 80,000 , \text{lbs}

]

This means crane A is carrying 80,000 pounds of the load. To find out how much weight crane B is lifting, we subtract the weight on crane A from the total weight:

[

200,000 , \text{lbs} - 80,000 , \text{lbs} = 120,000 , \text{lbs}

]

However, the correct mathematical distribution actually points out that if crane A is only carrying 40% of the total weight, crane B must therefore be responsible for the remaining