Question

A freight elevator is being loaded with idental 76- pound boxes. The elevator can carry no more than two thousand pounds. How many boxes can be loaded in the elevator

Answer 1

26 boxes can be carried in the elevator

Explanation:

If each box weighs 76 pounds and the elevator supports up to 2000 pounds we have to divide what the elevator supports by the weight of the box to know the number of boxes

2000 / 76 = 26.3157

we are going to see only the whole part of the number since we cannot carry a fraction of box

26 boxes

26 boxes can be carried in the elevator