Final answer:
To determine the number of packages that can fit inside the truck, calculate the volumes of the package and the truck and divide them.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine how many packages can fit inside the truck, we need to calculate the volume of both the package and the truck.
The volume of the package is calculated by multiplying its length, width, and height: 4in × 12in × 5in = 240in³.
The volume of the truck is calculated by multiplying its length, width, and height, converted to inches: 14ft × 12in/ft × 8ft × 12in/ft × 9ft × 12in/ft = 14,976in³.
Now, we can divide the volume of the truck by the volume of the package to find the maximum number of packages that can fit: 14,976in³ ÷ 240in³ = 62.4. Since we cannot have fractional packages, we round down to the nearest whole number.
Therefore, 62 packages can fit inside the truck.
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