The dimensions of the shed are 15m by 3m by 4m. The dimensions of the boxes are 50cm by 40cm by 20cm. What is the maximum number of boxes that can be placed into a storage shed? Show your work.
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Given : The dimensions of the shed are 15m × 3m × 4m . The dimensions of the boxes are 50cm × 40cm × 20cm
To find : The maximum number of boxes that can be placed be placed into a storage shed.
solution : The maximum number of boxes = volume of the shed/volume of each box
= (15m × 3m × 4m)/(50cm × 40cm × 20cm)
= (1500 cm × 300 cm × 400 cm )/(50cm × 40cm × 20cm)
= 30 × 7.5 × 20
= 30 × 150
= 4500
Therefore maximum number of boxes = 4500.
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