Question

1) a plane can carry 8.5 tonnes of cargo. each container weighs 1.75 tonnes how many containers can the plan carry safetly

Answer 1

Total cargo that the plane can carry = 8.5 tonnes
cargo in one container= 1.75 tonnes
So number of containers = 8.5/1.75 =4.85 which is not a whole number . So the plane can safely carry 4 containers