Problem 2 · 2014 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Arithmetic & Operations
divisiontotal-then-divide
The container ship MSC Fabiola carries 12500 identically long containers. When put next to each other in a row they make a 75 km long line. Roughly, how long is one container?
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Answer: A — 6 m
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Hint 1 of 2
Put the whole line and the number of containers into the same units first.
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Hint 2 of 2
Divide the total length by how many containers make it up.
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Approach: convert to one unit, then divide
- The line is 75 km = 75000 m long and is made of 12500 containers.
- Each container is 75000 ÷ 12500 = 6 m long.
- So one container is about 6 m.
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