Question

A box contains 50 packets of biscuits each weighing 120 g. How many such boxes can be loaded in a van which cannot carry beyond 900 kg?

Answer 1

The total weight of a box containing 50 packets of biscuits each weighing 120 g

= 50 × 120 g

= 6000 g

The capacity of a van = 900 kg

= 900 × 1000 g

= 900000 g

∴ The required number of boxes = 900000 ÷ 6000 = 150

Therefore, 150 boxes can be loaded in the van.