James gets a fleet of gas transportation vans. He gets 6 vans. 2 of them are 8000 gallons. 1 of them is 30% less than that. The remaining trucks are 50% larger than the 2 trucks. How many gallons can he transport?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
His smaller truck is 8000 * .3 = 2400 gallons smaller. So it can transport 8000 - 2400 = 5600 gallons. There are 6 - 2 - 1 = 3 of the very large trucks. Those trucks are each 8000 * .5 = 4000 gallons larger. So they can transport 8000 + 4000 = 12000 gallons. So in total they transport 3 * 12000 = 36000. The 8000 - gallon trucks can transport 8000 * 2 = 16000 gallons. So in total he can transport 5600 + 16000 + 36000 = 57600 gallons.
Thus, the answer is 57600.