Answer to Question #188778 in Statistics and Probability for nonkululeko

Question

A half ton truck carrying sand , to capacity breaks down. The owner sends quarter ton truck to load the sand and deliver it to the client. How would you calculate the number of quarter ton trucks needed to curry the sand?

a. 1/2 × 2

b. 1/4 + 1/2

C. 1/4 × 2/1

D. 1/2 + 1/4

Answer 1

C. 1/4 × 2/1

We need two quarter ton trucks to load the sand from one half ton truck.

$2 \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}$