Question

The posted weight limit for a wooden

bridge is 6,500 pounds. A delivery truck
is loaded with identical boxes of canned
goods that weigh 16 pounds each. If the
combined weight of the empty delivery
truck and the driver is 3,512 pounds,
what is the maximum number of boxes
that would keep the combined weight of
the truck, driver, and boxes below the
posted weight limit?

Answer 1

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Answer:

186

Explanation:

Let b represent the number of boxes in the truck. Then for the weight limit to be met, we require ...

3512 +16b < 6500

16b < 2988

b < 186.75

The maximum number of boxes is 186.