O Points: 0 of 1 Save A delivery person uses a service elevator to bring boxes of books up to an office. The delivery person weighs 160 lb and each box of books weighs 60 lb. The maximum capacity of the elevator is 1110 b. How many bees of books can the delivery person bring up at one time? The delivery person can bring up boxes of books. (Type a whole number)
To find out how many boxes of books the delivery person can bring up at one time, we need to divide the maximum capacity of the elevator (1110 lb) by the weight of each box of books (60 lb).
Number of boxes of books = maximum capacity of elevator / weight of each box of books
Number of boxes of books = 1110 lb / 60 lb
Performing the division, we get:
Number of boxes of books ≈ 18.5
However, since the delivery person can only bring a whole number of boxes, they can bring up a maximum of 18 boxes of books at one time.
To find out how many boxes of books the delivery person can bring up at one time, follow these steps:
Step 1: Determine the maximum weight capacity of the elevator.
Given that the maximum capacity of the elevator is 1110 lb.
Step 2: Subtract the weight of the delivery person from the maximum weight capacity.
160 lb (weight of the delivery person) is subtracted from 1110 lb.
1110 lb - 160 lb = 950 lb.
Step 3: Divide the remaining weight capacity by the weight of each box of books.
Each box of books weighs 60 lb.
Divide the remaining weight capacity (950 lb) by the weight of each box (60 lb).
950 lb ÷ 60 lb = 15.8333.
Step 4: Round down to the nearest whole number.
Since the delivery person cannot bring a fraction of a box, round down to the nearest whole number.
The delivery person can bring up a maximum of 15 boxes of books at one time.