Question

a pile of steel plates is 2.75 feet high. if the plates are 0.375 inch thick. how many are there in the pile.

Answer 1

88

Explanation:

2.75 ft = (2.75 ft)(12 in/ft) = 33 in

At 0.375 inches per plate, there will be ...

(33 in)/(0.375 in/plate) = 88 plates

There are 88 steel plates in the pile.