Question

The foreman tells Scott that he must unload a truck containing 248kg of gravel the barrel that Scott uses has a capacity of 29 kg and 90 hectograms assumeing that Scott fills each barrel to capacity what’s the number of trips he takes to empty the truck

Answer 1

To unload 248 kg of gravel using barrels with a 38 kg capacity, Scott must make 7 trips as 248 divided by 38 equals approximately 6.526, which is rounded up to the next whole trip.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about the number of trips Scott must make to unload a truck containing 248 kg of gravel using barrels with a capacity of 29 kg and 90 hectograms. One hectogram is equal to 100 grams, so 90 hectograms is 9 kg. The total capacity of one barrel is therefore 29 kg + 9 kg = 38 kg.

To find out the number of trips Scott needs to make, we need to divide the total weight of the gravel by the capacity of one barrel:

1. Convert 248 kg of gravel into an amount that can be divided by the barrel capacity.
2. Divide the total weight of gravel by the barrel capacity.
3. Calculate the number of trips by rounding up to the next whole number since Scott cannot make a fraction of a trip.

Here's the calculation: 248 kg ÷ 38 kg per barrel = 6.526 trips. Since Scott cannot make a fraction of a trip, he must make 7 trips to unload the entire truck.