Homework Help: Physical Science

Posted by Ivan on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 1:02am.

A truck whose bed is 2.5m long, 1.5m wide, and 1m high is delivering sand to a construction site. How many trips must the truck make to deliver 7? cubic meters of sand? Plese explain your answer.

Physical Science - Steve, Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 2:18am
7/(2.5*1.5*1) = 1.866
so, the truck must make 2 trips, since 7m^3 is more than one load (3.75 m^3)

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