Question

Fruit baskets each weighing 4kg 500g are loaded in a van. How many such baskets can be loaded in a van which can carry only 900kg?

Answer 1

Answer:

4kg500g/900kg

=200 fruit basket can be loaded

Answer 2

Weight of one basket = 4kg 500g

= 4.5 kg

Total weight that can be carried = 900 kg

Thus, number of baskets that will weigh 900 kg

= 900/4.5

= 200.

Thus, a maximum of 200 baskets can be loaded in the van.