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A crane has cable with a breaking starin of 6400k

A crane has cable with a breaking starin of 6400k-example-1
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Answer:

66 crates

Explanation:

100/2=50

lower bound of 6400kg = 6350kg

10/2=5

upper bound of 90kg = 95kg

6350kg/95kg=66kg

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Answer:

The minimum amount of breaking strain the crane can handle is 6350 kg. (Since it is measured to 2 sig. figs, 6349 kg would round down to 6300 kg, hence the min. is 6350 kg.)

The maximum weight of each crate would be 94 kg. (Since it is measured to the nearest 10 kg, 95 kg would round up to 100 kg, hence the max. is 94 kg.)

Therefore, the greatest number of crates that can be safely lifted would be (6350/94) crates which is 67.5 crates, which rounded down is 67 crates.

All numbers are taken as integers in this answer.

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Hope this helped!

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