Howard uses rolls of tape to seal boxes in the shipping department where he works. Each roll has 450 feet of tape. He estimates that it takes between 6 feet and 7.25 feet of tape to seal each box. Which is a reasonable estimate of the number of boxes Howard could expect to seal with 1 roll of tape?

A.
Between 40 and 60 boxes

B.
Between 60 and 80 boxes

C.
Between 80 and 100 boxes

D.
Between 100 and 120 boxes

Question

Howard uses rolls of tape to seal boxes in the shipping department where he works. Each roll has 450 feet of tape. He estimates that it takes between 6 feet and 7.25 feet of tape to seal each box. Which is a reasonable estimate of the number of boxes Howard could expect to seal with 1 roll of tape?

A.
Between 40 and 60 boxes
	
B.
Between 60 and 80 boxes
	
C.
Between 80 and 100 boxes
	
D.
Between 100 and 120 boxes

anonymous · Answer

I would say B, since 450/6=75 boxes and 450/7.25=62 boxes.

Since the maxium number boxes is 75, that leaves out answers C and D.

Since the minimum number boxes is 62, that greater than the 60 boxes in answer A.

So B is the best choice.