A freight elevator has a weight limit of 5000 pounds. Carlos is loading 275-pound crates onto the elevator. What is the greatest number of crates he can load on the elevator?
To find the greatest number of crates Carlos can load on the elevator, we need to divide the weight limit of the elevator by the weight of each crate.
Weight limit of the elevator: 5000 pounds
Weight of each crate: 275 pounds
To find the greatest number of crates, we divide the weight limit by the weight of each crate:
Number of crates = Weight limit of the elevator / Weight of each crate
Number of crates = 5000 pounds / 275 pounds
Now let's do the calculation:
Number of crates = 18.18 crates
Since we can't have a fraction of a crate, we need to take the whole number part of the result. Therefore, Carlos can load a maximum of 18 crates onto the elevator.