Question

David's company has to ship 1982 boxes of sprinklers. If a truck can hold 550 boxes, estimate to the nearest unit of how many trucks he needs to ship all the boxes:

A) 4 trucks
B) 5 trucks
C) 6 trucks
D) 7 trucks

Answer 1

To estimate the number of trucks needed to ship all the boxes, divide the total number of boxes by the number of boxes a truck can hold. David needs 4 trucks to ship all the boxes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate the number of trucks needed to ship all the boxes, divide the total number of boxes by the number of boxes a truck can hold.

Total number of boxes: 1982

Number of boxes a truck can hold: 550

Divide 1982 by 550:
1982 ÷ 550 ≈ 3.6036
Since we can't have a fraction of a truck, round up to the nearest whole number:
Round(3.6036) = 4

Therefore, David needs 4 trucks to ship all the boxes.