Plane weight versus load
Plane A Plane B Plane C
Plane weight 22 grams 44 grams 66 grams
Maximum load 10 grams 40 grams 50 grams
Mrs. Smith has assigned her science class a project. She wants them to build a small model airplane out of balsa wood, designed to deliver a small package.
The class constructed several model planes of varying sizes, and tested them to see which could carry the most weight. You can see the results of their experiment in this table.
Because of the amount of fuel it takes to fly a plane, a plane that is light, but can still carry a large load, is the ideal solution. Given this goal, which plane design is best?
A) plane A
B) plane B
C) plane C
D) All the planes are equal
