Question

lennox owns a big apple orchard. she ships her apples to various markets using a fleet of trucks. every week, each truck goes on 3 trips, and for each trip lennox gets 300 dollars. on a single trip, a truck delivers 50 packs, and each pack contains 12 kilograms of apples. overall, lennox sells 4500 dollars worth of apples in a week.
how many trucks are in lennoxs fleet?
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Explanation:

Step1: Calculate weekly earnings per truck

Each truck makes 3 trips weekly, and each trip earns $300. So per truck weekly earnings: \( 3 \times 300 = 900 \) dollars.

Step2: Find number of trucks

Total weekly sales are $4500. Number of trucks = Total sales / Earnings per truck. So \( \frac{4500}{900} = 5 \).

Answer:

5