The Joneses are moving from San Francisco to South Africa. They pack their belongings in rectangular crates and hire a boxcar to ship the crates across land and sea. The crates are made specifically to fit inside the boxcar with their bases facing down. Each crate has a base 15 ft long by 5 ft wide and height 6.5 ft. The boxcar is 60 ft long, 10 ft wide and 13 ft high. How many crates can The Joneses fit into one boxcar?

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Leah Owen

16 September, 21:27

The Joneses are moving from San Francisco to South Africa. They pack their belongings in rectangular crates and hire a boxcar to ship the crates across land and sea. The crates are made specifically to fit inside the boxcar with their bases facing down. Each crate has a base 15 ft long by 5 ft wide and height 6.5 ft. The boxcar is 60 ft long, 10 ft wide and 13 ft high. How many crates can The Joneses fit into one boxcar?

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Sophia Reese · Answer 1

La sup della base del box e':

S box=60 x10=600

S crate = 15 x5=75

Sulla base del box si possono mettere 600/75=8 crate

Sull' altezza (high) si possono mettere 13/6,5=2 strati

8 (crate / strato) x 2 (strati) = 16 crates