Question

A warehouse worker is stacking boxes. The height of each box is 20 centimeters. She cannot stack the boxes higher than 5 feet.

1 inch 2.54 centimeters, 1 foot = 12 inches
What is the maximum number of boxes the warehouse worker can stack? Enter the answer in the box.
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Answer 1

7 boxes

Explanation:

We'll begin by writing convert 5 ft to in. This can be obtained as follow:

1 ft = 12 in

Therefore,

5 ft = 5 ft × 12 in / 1 ft

5 ft = 60 in

Next, we shall convert 60 in to cm. This can be obtained as follow:

1 in = 2.54 cm

Therefore,

60 in = 60 in × 2.54 cm / 1 in

60 in = 152.4 cm

Finally, we shall determine the maximum number of boxes the ware house worker can stack.

Total height = 152.4 cm

Height of 1 box = 20 cm

Number of box =?

Number of box = total height / height of 1 box

Number of box = 152.4 / 20

Number of box = 7

Therefore, the warehouse worker can only stack a maximum of 7 boxes