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A manufacturing company uses crates to transport boxes of supplies. two crates can hold 250 boxes. If the company needs to ship 875 boxes, how many crates will they need ? This is a math question post
A manufacturing company uses crates to transport boxes of supplies. two crates can hold 250 boxes. If the company needs to ship 875 boxes, how many crates will they need ?
This is a math question posted by student Id number 280076.The solution is provided below starting with an explanation and a simplified calculation.
This is a very simple quetion that help the student answer what if question given some information about a the relationship between one variable and another variable.
By easily comparing the variables, the student is able to come up with solution very easily. If two crates are needed to hold 250 boxes, then it means that one crate can hold 125 boxes which means that 7 crates can hold 875 boxes. All the calculations are well indicated on the answer.
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If two crates can hold 250 boxes, it means that one crate can hold 125 boxes that is (250/2)=125
If one crate can hold 125 boxes, what about 875 boxes ? =875/125=7
7 crates is the answer. to simplify this,
(2 X 875)/250 = 7