chihuahuaxsisters
contestada

A railroad car container can hold 42,000 pounds. Mr. Evans wants to ship 90 ovens and some freezers in the same container. If each freezer weighs 600 pounds, how many freezers could be shipped in the container? Explain. (each oven weighs 200 pounds)

Respuesta :

gailhupt24

Answer:

THe number of freezers that can be shipped along with 50 ovens is 40

Step-by-step explanation:

total weight of ovens being shipped is 18000 lb. and in order to find the excess weight we have to subtract the ovens weight and the total carrier weight.

equation is:

42,000 - 18000= 24000 lbs.

you then divide the left over pounds by the weight of the freezers to get the total amount of freezers that can be put into a railcar.

24000/600=40

So 40 freezers and 90 ovens can fit within one railcar.