Question

A railroad car container can hold 42,000 pounds. Mr. Joe wants to ship 90 ovens and some freezers in the same container. If each freezer weighs 600 pounds, how many freezers could be shipped in the container? Explain.

Side Note: Each oven weighs 200 pounds.

Answer 1

40 freezers can be shipped in the container.

Step-by-step explanation:

Weight capacity of container = 42,000 pounds

Oven to be shipped = 90

Let x be the no. of freezers to be shipped.

As each oven weighs 200 pounds, 90 ovens weigh;

90*200=18000 pounds

Weigh capacity for freezers = Total capacity - oven's weigh

Weigh capacity for freezers = $42000-18000$

Weigh capacity for freezers = 24,000 pounds

To calculate number of freezers that can container hold;

600x=24000

$Dividing\ both\ sides\ by\ 600\\\frac{600x}{600}=\frac{24000}{600}\\x=40$

40 freezers can be shipped in the container.

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