Question

Physic home work

If a metric ton is 1.000x〖10〗^3kg.How many 85 kg people can safely occupy an elevator that can hold a maximum mass of exactly 1 metric ton? ...?

Answer 1

Well, you said 12. Since the exact result is roughly 11.76, and you can't have 76/100ths of a person, it has to be 11.

Answer 2

A maximum of 11 people can occupy the elevator.

Explanation:

Given information is :

1 metric ton is
`1*10^(3)` kg or 1000 kg

We have been asked how many 85 kg people can safely occupy an elevator that can hold a maximum mass of exactly 1 metric ton.

Number of persons are =
`(1000)/(85)=11.76`

So, a maximum of 11 people can occupy the elevator.