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A delivery person uses a service elevator to bring boxes of books up to an office. The delivery person weighs 140 lb and each box of books weighs 60 lb. The maximum capacity of the elevator is 970 lb. How many boxes of books can the delivery person bring up at one​ time?

The delivery person can bring up_____boxes of books.

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Answer:He can bring up 13.8333333333 boxes each trip

Explanation:

970-140= 830

830÷60=13.8333333333

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