Question

A shipping container will be used to transport several 70-kilogram crates across the country by rail. The greatest weight that can be loaded into the container is 23500 kilograms. Other shipments weighing 9700 kilograms have already been loaded into the container. What is the greatest number of 70-kilogram crates that can be loaded into the shipping container?

Answer 1

Subtract what has already been loaded from total amount allowed:

23500 - 9700 = 13,800

Divide the amount left by the weight of each crate:

13,800 / 70 = 197.14

They can load 197 crates.