Question

James needs 50 tons of dirt for a large construction project. He already has 3 tons of dirt at the construction site. Each dump truck can transport 8 tons of dirt. How many trips does the dump truck need to take to reach 50 tons of dirt?

A.
5
B.
6
C.
7
D.
8

Answer 1

If he already has 3 tons of dirt at the site, He needs 50-3=47 tons to be carried by the truck
Minimum number of trips the truck will need to take=47/8
=5.875
But since the truck cannot actually take 5.875 trips, it will take the next whole number of trips so it will take 6 trips.(B)