SOLUTION: A worker is taking boxes of nails on an elevator. Each box weighs 54 lbs, and the worker weights 170 lb. The elevator has a weight limit of 2500 lb. What is the number of boxes
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Question 985416: A worker is taking boxes of nails on an elevator. Each box weighs 54 lbs, and the worker weights 170 lb. The elevator has a weight limit of 2500 lb. What is the number of boxes that he can safely take on each trip?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, a whole number
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