Cubic Meters

[walker8476]

I'm having trouble with this question;

The dimensions of a container are 1 1/3m x 1 1/2m x 1 1/8m. How many containers can be loaded on a truck whose volume capacity is 36m3 (36 meters cubed)?


1 1/3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 = 2 1/4

36 / 2 1/4 = 16

16 containers can be loaded onto the truck



The answer says 32 containers

 

[walker8476]

C'mon Walker...try that again

Sorry I typed it out wrong it's 1 1/3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 = 2 1/4

 

[mmm4444bot]

36m3 (36 meters cubed)

We can text exponentiation (the m3 part) like this: m^3

(or this: m³, using bulletin-board formatting tools for superscripting).

 

[mmm4444bot]

I typed it out wrong it's 1 1/3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 = 2 1/4

In that case, your answer of 16 is correct.

You're typing mixed numbers, but are you working with the equivalent improper fractions when you do the arithmetic?

4/3 * 3/2 * 9/8 = 9/4

36/(9/4) = 36*(4/9) = 16

Cheers :cool:

PS: You missed a typo, when you corrected your original post

 

[walker8476]

In that case, your answer of 16 is correct.

You're typing mixed numbers, but are you working with the equivalent improper fractions when you do the arithmetic?

4/3 * 3/2 * 9/8 = 9/4

36/(9/4) = 36*(4/9) = 16

Cheers :cool:

PS: You missed a typo, when you corrected your original post

Yes I'm working with the improper fractions. So if 16 is correct, why is 32 the answer in the back of the book?

 

[mmm4444bot]

why is 32 the answer in the back of the book?

The publisher made a mistake.

 

[lookagain]

I'm having trouble with this question;

The dimensions of a container are 1 1/3m x 1 1/2m x 1 1/8m.
How many containers can be loaded on a truck whose volume
capacity is 36m3 (36 meters cubed)?

While I can appreciate finding the cubic meters of each container and
dividing that result into the truck's "volume capacity," this problem
is incomplete because it doesn't state what shape the truck has in
making up its 36 meters cubed. A volume capacity doesn't state
the needed shape of the space on the truck to be filled with containers.

 

[mmm4444bot]

Ideally, the truck and its containers were meant for each other. Love at first sight, a perfect fit.