An elevator has a weight limit of kg. It is carrying a group of people of whom the heaviest weighs kg and the lightest weighs kg. What is the maximum possible number of people in the group?
An elevator has a weight limit of kg. It is carrying a group of people of whom the heaviest weighs kg and the lightest weighs kg. What is the maximum possible number of people in the group?
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✅ Correct Answer: 11
For maximum people, use the minimum weight strategy:
- Keep exactly person at kg
- Make all others weigh kg
Remaining capacity after placing the heaviest person:
kg
Number of additional kg people that can fit:
Since we cannot have a fraction of a person, we take people.
Total count:
- person weighing kg
- people weighing kg each
- Total people
The maximum possible number of people in the group is .
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