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A bag of cement weighs 50 kg. A lorry carrying 5 t of cement breaks down. the cement is then transported in a pick up which can carry 10 bags at a time. how many trips does the pick-up make?​

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Answer:

10 trips

Explanation:

50kg in a bag, 4535.92 kg in 5 tons

4535.92kg/50kg = 90.7184

90/10 = 9 trips

but there's still 0.7184 bag left, so the pick-up would need to make 10 trips.

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