Question

Mr. Beidleman grows fruit which he sells at a farmers' market.

❏ His truck has a total payload capacity (total weight of passengers and

cargo) of 1,200 pounds.

❏ Mr. Beidleman weighs 190 pounds.

❏ The table he sells the fruit on weighs 10 pounds.

❏ He transports his fruit in crates. Each crate weighs 3 pounds. ❏ A crate can hold up to 22 pounds of fruit

Answer 1

40 Full crates

Explanation:

See attached worksheet.

UI will assume the question is "How many full crates of fruit may the truck carry before it reaches its maximum payload of 1200 pounds.

Lets first subtract the weights of Beidleman and the table used to sell the fruit. (1200 - 190 - 10) = 1000 pounds capacity left for the crates of fruit (22 fruit per crate).

Each full crate weights (3 + 22) = 25 pounds total.

The maximum number of full crates that can be loaded is (1000/25) or 40 full crates.