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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The weight of the car is the total weight distributed across all wheels, so it is the sum of the weight recorded under the front wheels and the weight recorded under the rear wheels.

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