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How many (whole number of) 76 kg people can safely occupy an elevator that can hold a maximum mass of exactly 1 metric ton? a metric ton is 1.000 Ã 103 kg. answer in units of people?

Respuesta :

[tex]1 metric ton =1 \times10^3 kg[/tex]

If 1.000 means a thousand then the total number of people an occupy an elevator is

[tex]\frac{1.000\times10^3kg}{76 kg} = 13.16[/tex]

Thus, 13 whole number of people can safely occupy an elevator.

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