The forklift can hold 18 boxes of 24 mugs each day. How many trips will the forklift need to make to carry a total of 900 mugs?

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Answer 1

[assume the problem meant "way"]

 

To change units without changing the value, we use the Multiplicative Identity (that is, 1).

 

For this problem:

   1  =   (24 mugs) / (1 box)  =  (1 box) / (24 mugs)       [use the one needed]

   1  =  (18 boxes) / (1 trip)  =  (1 trip) / (18 boxes)       [choose one]

 

Note: this is also called dimensional analysis.

    900 mugs

    (900 mugs) * !

   (900 mugs) * ( (1 box) / (24 mugs) ) * ( (1 trip) / (18 boxes) )     [mugs, boxes cancel]

    2.08 trips

 

   Well, you can't make 0.08 trips, so considering the problem, you must find the next high whole integer for the number of trips.

 

   The forklift needs 3 trips to carry 900 mugs.

 

Answer 2

18 boxes of 24 mugs...

18(24) = 432 mugs per trip.

 

900/432 = 2 36/900

 

It will take 3 trips, but on the 

third trip the forklift will only 

have to carry 36 mugs.