a warehouse has 46 truckloads of recycled plastic. they use 8 truckloads each day. when there are a fewer than 16 truckloads, more needs to be ordered. figure out how many truckloads will be left after 2 days.. after 3 days when will more need to be ordered?
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loads after day 1 = 46-8 = 38
loads after day 2 = 38-8 = 36
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To figure out how many truckloads will be left after 2 days, we need to subtract the number of truckloads used in 2 days from the initial number of truckloads:
Initial number of truckloads = 46
Truckloads used in 2 days = 8 truckloads/day × 2 days
Truckloads left after 2 days = Initial number of truckloads - Truckloads used in 2 days
Truckloads used in 2 days = 8 truckloads/day × 2 days = 16 truckloads
Truckloads left after 2 days = 46 - 16 = 30 truckloads
Therefore, after 2 days, there will be 30 truckloads left in the warehouse.
To determine when more needs to be ordered, we need to find the point at which there are fewer than 16 truckloads remaining. We can calculate this by subtracting the number of truckloads used each day multiplied by the number of days from the initial number of truckloads:
Initial number of truckloads = 46
Truckloads used each day = 8 truckloads/day
Number of days until more needs to be ordered = (Initial number of truckloads - 16 truckloads) ÷ Truckloads used each day
Number of days until more needs to be ordered = (46 - 16) ÷ 8 = 30 ÷ 8 = 3.75
Since we cannot have a fraction of a day, we round up to the next whole number. Therefore, more needs to be ordered after 4 days.
So, after 3 days, there will still be enough truckloads left. More needs to be ordered after 4 days.
thanks!!!
Now: 46
At the end of
Day 1: 38
Day 2: 30
Day 3: 22
Day 4: 14 - order more
Day 5: 6
Day 6: out of stock unless more has arrived