Question

a delivery person uses a service elevator to bring boxes of books up to an office. the delivery person weighs 180 lb and each box of books weigh 50 lb. the maximum capacity of the elevator is 1170 lb. how many boxes can the delivery person bring up at home

Answer 1

19 boxes

Explanation:

1170-180=990

990/50=19.8

19 boxes

Answer 2

The answer is 19 boxes! Tell me if I'm right :)

Explanation:

19 x 50 = 950

Plus the weight of the delivery person which is 1,130. If he/she tried to add another box, it would be too heavy, therefore, the answer is 19 boxes.