Question

Ivanna, a scheduler at Mangel-Wurzel Transport, gets a call from a regular customer needing to move 53.9 m³ of rock and soil, which Ivanna knows from previous experience has an average density of 1000 kg/m³. Ivanna has available a dump truck with a capacity of 11 m³ and a maximum safe load of [value]. Calculate the number of trips the dump truck will have to make to haul the customer's load away.

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

Answer 1

To transport 53.9 cubic meters of rock and soil, Ivanna would require the dump truck to make 5 trips, as each trip can carry 11 cubic meters and you cannot do a fraction of a trip.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking how many trips a dump truck will need to make to haul 53.9 cubic meters of rock and soil with an average density of 1000 kg/m³, given the truck has a capacity of 11 m³. To determine the number of trips, divide the total volume of material by the capacity of the truck.

Total Volume Needed to be Transported: 53.9 m³
Truck Capacity: 11 m³
Number of Trips: 53.9 m³ / 11 m³ = 4.9 trips

As the truck cannot make a fraction of a trip, Ivanna needs to round up. Therefore, the dump truck will have to make 5 trips to move all the material.