A freight elevator is being loaded with identical 76-pound boxes. The elevator can carry no more than 2000 pounds. How many boxes can be loaded on the elevator?
The maximum weight the elevator can carry is 2000 pounds.
If each box weighs 76 pounds, the number of boxes that can be loaded on the elevator can be calculated as:
Number of boxes = Maximum weight / Weight of each box
Number of boxes = 2000 / 76 ≈ 26.32
Therefore, the elevator can carry a maximum of 26 boxes.