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Question

a bakery supplier recieves an order for 2 tons of flour from a bakery chain. The flour is shipped in crates. Each crate holds eight 10-pound bags of flour. How many crates does the supplier need to ship to fullfill the order

Answer 1

To answer this question, we must know the conversion rate between pounds and tons. Are we working with US tons, imperial tons, or metric tons?

1 US ton = 2000 lbs

1 Imperial ton = 2240 lbs

1 metric ton = 2204.62 lbs

Let's assume you are referring to US tons. If 1 ton is equal to 2000 lbs, then 2 tons is equal to 4000 lbs.

2000 lbs/1 ton x 2 tons = 4000 lbs

We are told a single crate holds eight 10-lb bags of flour. This means each crate carries 80 lbs.

10 lbs/1 bag x 8 bags = 80 lbs

Divide the number of required pounds, 4000, by the number of pounds per crate, 80.

4000 lbs x 1 crate/80 lbs = 50 crates

The supplier must ship 50 crates to fulfill the order.