Question

Sam is moving bags of soil from a loading dock into a storeroom. The topsoil weighs 40 pounds per bag, and the mulch weighs 20 pounds per bag. The cart Sam uses to move the bags can only carry up to 480 pounds. Which graph represents the number of topsoil bags and mulch bags that Sam can move in a single trip?

Answer 1

Answer:

Sam can move 8 topsoil and mulch bags in a single trip.

Explanation:

Since the topsoil weighs 40 pounds per bag, and the mulch weighs 20 per bag, we'll have to add.

40 + 20 = 60

Since the cart can only carry 480 pounds, we will have to divide 480 by 60.

480 ÷ 60 = 8

Answer 2

Answer:

Sam can move 8 topsoil and mulch bags in a single trip.

Since the topsoil weighs 40 pounds per bag, and the mulch weighs 20 per bag, we'll have to add.

40 + 20 = 60

Since the cart can only carry 480 pounds, we will have to divide 480 by 60.

480 ÷ 60 = 8

Explanation:

Since the topsoil weighs 40 pounds per bag, and the mulch weighs 20 per bag, we'll have to add.

40 + 20 = 60

Since the cart can only carry 480 pounds, we will have to divide 480 by 60.

480 ÷ 60 = 8