Question

A janitor must move a large shipment of books from the first floor to the floor. the sign on the elevator reads maximum weight 1000 pounds. Each box of books weighs 70 pounds find the maximum number of boxes that Paul should place in the elevator

Answer 1

The maximum weight allowed in the elevator=1000 pound.

The weight of each box of books is=70 pounds.

The maximum number of boxes can be determined as,

$\begin{gathered} N=\frac{1000}{70} \\ =14.28\approx14 \end{gathered}$

Thus, the required number of boxes is 28.