A cargo plane can hold at most 38,000 lb. There are 35 boxes on the plane. Each box weighs 625 lb. How many additional boxes of the same weight can the cargo plane hold?

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A cargo plane can hold at most 38,000 lb. There are 35 boxes on the plane. Each box weighs 625 lb. How many additional boxes of the same weight can the cargo plane hold?

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25 boxes

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Lukas Forst answered Mar 15, 2021

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25 boxes

(35 x 625 = 21875)
38,000 - 21875 = 16125
16125/625 = 25.8
Technically 25.8, but it rounds to 25 boxes

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