An automobile manufacturer is preparing a shipment of cars

Last updated: 7/13/2022

An automobile manufacturer is preparing a shipment of cars and trucks on a cargo ship that can carry 21,600 tons. The cars weigh 3.6 tons each and the trucks weigh 7.5 tons each. 1. Write an equation that represents the weight constraint of a shipment. Let c be the number of cars and t be the number of trucks. 2. For one shipment, trucks are loaded first and cars are loaded afterwards. (Even though trucks are bulkier than cars, a shipment can consist of all trucks as long as it is within the weight limit.) Find the number of cars that can be shipped if the cargo already has: a. 480 trucks b. 1,500 trucks c. 2,736 trucks d.t trucks