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The elevator is a business center has a weight limit of 1800 pounds assume the average person weighs 160 pounds and has 3 pounds of items with them what is the greatest number of people that can ride the elevator at one time

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11 people. 160+3 = 163. 1800/163 = 11.0429. Since you can not have a part of a person you have to round down to 11
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