Question

The ammunition storage room has 10 feet between the floor and the ceiling. Each box of ammunition is 10 feet tall. Each crate of 5.56mm is 12 inches tall. What is the maximun number of crates that can be stacked within regulations?

Answer 1

the maximum number of crates that can be stacked between the floor and ceiling

`\frac{height \hspace{0.1cm} of \hspace{0.1cm} ammunition \hspace{0.1cm} box}{height \hspace{0.1cm} of \hspace{0.1cm} each \hspace{0.1cm} crate} = \frac{10 \hspace{0.1cm} feet}{12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches} = \frac{10 * 12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches }{12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches} = 10 \hspace{0.1cm} crates`

where 1 foot = 12 inches. SO the answer is that a maximum of 10 crates can be stacked from floor to ceiling.

Explanation:

i) the maximum number of crates that can be stacked between the floor and ceiling

`\frac{height \hspace{0.1cm} of \hspace{0.1cm} ammunition \hspace{0.1cm} box}{height \hspace{0.1cm} of \hspace{0.1cm} each \hspace{0.1cm} crate} = \frac{10 \hspace{0.1cm} feet}{12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches} = \frac{10 * 12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches }{12 \hspace{0.1cm} inches} = 10 \hspace{0.1cm} crates`

where 1 foot = 12 inches