lionel is loading of books into an elevator to move to the 35th floor of an office building. there are 10 boxes of books and lionel wants to make sure he is not exceeding the maximum elweight of the elevator ,which is 2,000pounds

Question

lionel is loading of books into an elevator to move to the 35th floor of an office building. there are 10 boxes of books and lionel wants to make sure he is not exceeding the maximum elweight of the elevator ,which is 2,000pounds

Answer 1

To determine if Lionel is exceeding the maximum weight of the elevator, we need to calculate the total weight of the books and compare it to the maximum weight limit.

Let's assume each box of books weighs the same. So, the weight of one box of books is the total weight of the books divided by the number of boxes, which is 10.

Let's say the weight of one box of books is 'x' pounds.

So, the total weight of the books would be 10 * x = 10x pounds.

Now, we need to compare the total weight of the books (10x) to the maximum weight limit (2,000 pounds) to see if Lionel will exceed it.

If 10x ≤ 2,000, then Lionel's total book weight is within the maximum weight limit, and he can load them into the elevator without exceeding its capacity.