Question

1. a 1-ton (t) truck has the ability to haul 1 t, or 2,000 lb. at most how many refrigerators can the truck carry, if each one weighs 320 lb?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total weight and unit weight

Total weight truck can haul: \(2000\) lb. Weight of each refrigerator: \(320\) lb.

Step2: Divide total weight by unit weight

Number of refrigerators \(n=\frac{2000}{320}\). Simplify: \(n = 6.25\). But we take the whole number as we can't carry a fraction of a refrigerator, so \(n = 6\) (since \(6\times320 = 1920\leq2000\) and \(7\times320=2240>2000\)).

Answer:

At most 6 refrigerators.