Question

A cargo plane can carry 746 bags of mail. What is the greatest number of bags that can be carried in a week (Mon-Fri) if the plane makes 2 flights a day?

Answer 1

7460 bags

Explanation:

If the plane makes 2 flights per day then it carries 2 * 746 bags per day

2 *746 = 1492 bags per day

In 1 week ( 5 days) it can carry

5 * 1492 = 7460 bags

Answer 2

Monday through Friday is 5 days.

The plane can carry 746 bags two times a day so 746 x 2 = 1,492 bags of a mail in one day.

Multiply the total bags for one day by 5 days:

1492 x 5 = 7,460 total bags