Question

Medicine is packed in boxes, each weighing 4 kg 500 gram how many such boxes can be loaded in a van which cannot carry beyond 800 kg ?

Answer 1

Answer:

177 boxes is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Medicines are packed in boxes. One box weighs 4kg 500g.

We need to find many of the numbers of boxes that can be loaded in a can that cannot carry beyond 800kg.

Solution:

The weight of one box = 4 kg 500 g = 4 × 1000 g + 500 g = 4500 g { As we know that 1kg = 1000g}

Maximum load can be loaded in can = 800 kg = 800 × 1000 g = 800000 g

Hence, total weight=Maximum load can be loaded in can =800000 g

Number of boxes = Total weight / Weight of each box

Number of boxes = 800000/4500 = 177

Number of boxes = 177

Therefore, 177 boxes can be loaded in a can that cannot carry beyond 800kg.

Answer 2

Answer: 177

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no of boxes be x

weight of each box is 4kg 500gm = 4+0.5kg = 4.5kg

total/max weight the van can carry = 800kg

no of boxes * weight of boxes = max weight the van can carry

x * 4.5 = 800

x = 800/4.5

x = 177.77

since the number of boxes must be a whole number

no of boxes = 177