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How many (whole number of) 77 kg people

can safely occupy an elevator that can hold a
maximum mass of exactly 1 metric ton? A
metric ton is 1.000 × 103
kg.
Answer in units of people

User Sil
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(1000kg)/(77kg) = 12.987013

The answer is 12 people. Because once you go to 13 people, the weight is 1001kg. Which is greater than the 1000kg limit.
User John Foley
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