a ferry can transport 50 tons of vehicles . automobiles range in weight from 1600 to 3200 pounds . what is the greatest number of automobiles that can be loaded onto the ferry ?
to get maximum vehicles we must take into consideration the minimum weight i . e 1600 pounds here since , 1 ton = 2000 pounds 50 tons will be 100,000 pounds from the answer choices : let max number of vehicles be 62 total weight will be = 62 * 1600 = 99200 pounds , which is lesser than the maximum weight allowed . ans : d
divide(50, divide(1600, multiply(const_2, const_1000)))