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George has to move 1,5 tons of soil if he can move 220 lb per load with a wheelbarrow how many loads will he have to make?

grade 11 maths lit​

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Answer: 14 loads

Explanation:

There are 2,000 pounds in a ton, so George has 3,000 pounds of soil total. We can divide that by the amount that he can take per trip, 220, and get 13.6. Since you can't really make 0.6 of a trip , that rounds up to 14.

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