An elevator has a maximum lift of 2,000 lb. You are moving 55-lb boxes of books. Write an equation and estimate how many boxes you can safely place on the elevator.
I'll be glad to check your equation.
To estimate the number of boxes you can safely place on the elevator, we need to divide the maximum lift capacity of the elevator by the weight of each box.
Let's represent the number of boxes as "x" and the weight of each box as "w".
The maximum lift capacity of the elevator is 2,000 lb.
The weight of each box is 55 lb.
Using these values, we can write the equation:
x * w ≤ 2,000
Substituting the values, we get:
x * 55 ≤ 2,000
Divide both sides of the equation by 55:
x ≤ 2,000 / 55
Calculating this, we find:
x ≤ 36.36
Since we cannot have a fraction of a box, we round down this value to the nearest whole number:
x ≤ 36
Therefore, you can safely place a maximum of 36 boxes on the elevator.
To determine how many boxes you can safely place on the elevator, we need to divide the maximum lift capacity of the elevator (2,000 lb) by the weight of each box (55 lb).
We can write the equation as:
Number of boxes = Maximum lift capacity / Weight of each box
Number of boxes = 2000 lb / 55 lb
To find the number of boxes, we can divide 2000 by 55.
Number of boxes ≈ 36.36
Since you cannot have a fraction of a box, you can estimate that you can safely place approximately 36 boxes of books on the elevator without exceeding its maximum lift capacity.