Question

A transport company's vans each carry a maximum load of 12 tonnes. 24 sealed boxes each weighing 5 tonnes have to be transported to a factory. The number of van loads needed to do this is:
a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 12

Answer 1

Answer:

b)10

Step-by-step explanation:

24 sealed boxes of 5tonnes each wiefhs a total of 120 tonnes if each van can carry 12 tonnes then 120÷12= 10 vans

Answer 2

The number of van loads needed to do this is 12.

Given:

A transport company's vans each carry a maximum load of 12 tonnes. 24 sealed boxes each weighing 5 tonnes have to be transported to a factory.

To find:

The number of van loads needed to do this is:

Solution:

There are 24 sealed boxes and one contains 5 tonnes

That means that 2 boxes will have weight of 5*2 = 10 tonnes

A van can carry maximum 12 tonnes weight so only 2 boxes can be loaded in one van because boxes are sealed.

Total vans required = Total boxes/2

= 24/2

= 12

This is because one van can carry only 2 boxes.

Hence, vans required will be d012.

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