A manufacturing company uses crates to transport boxes of supplies. Two crates can hold 250 boxes. If the company needs to ship

Question

3 years ago

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875 boxes, how many crates will they need?

2 answers:

liubo4ka [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-12T03:41:08+03:00

8 0

Answer:7 crates

Step-by-step explanation:

il63 [147K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-12T02:06:30+03:00

il63 [147K]3 years ago

7 0

Answer:

7 crates

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> the number of crates needed

we know that

Two crates can hold 250 boxes

so

using proportion

Find out how many crates they'll need for 875 boxes

$\frac{2}{250}\frac{crates}{boxes} =\frac{x}{875}\frac{crates}{boxes}\\\\x=2(875)/250\\\\x=7\ crates$