In purchasing food for a political rally, you erroneously order shucked medium-size Pacific oysters (which come 8 to 12 per U. S. pint) instead of shucked medium-size Atlantic oysters (which come 26 to 38 per U. S. pint). The filled oyster container shipped to you has the interior measure of 1.5 m x 11 cm x 23 cm, and a U. S. pint is equivalent to 0.4732 liter. By how many oysters is the order short of your anticipated count?

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Jazmine Knapp

Mathematics

26 June, 07:30

In purchasing food for a political rally, you erroneously order shucked medium-size Pacific oysters (which come 8 to 12 per U. S. pint) instead of shucked medium-size Atlantic oysters (which come 26 to 38 per U. S. pint). The filled oyster container shipped to you has the interior measure of 1.5 m x 11 cm x 23 cm, and a U. S. pint is equivalent to 0.4732 liter. By how many oysters is the order short of your anticipated count?

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Joyce Morse · Answer 1

The order is short of 1440 to 2080 oysters

Step-by-step explanation:

Volume of ship = 150cm * 11cm * 23cm = 37950cm^3 = 37950/1000 = 37.95L

I U. S. pint = 0.4732L

37.95L = 37.95/0.4732 = 80 U. S. pint (to the nearest whole number)

Order contains 8 to 12 oysters per U. S. pint

80 U. S. pint contains 8*80 to 12*80 oysters = 640 to 960 oysters

Anticipated count should contain 26 to 38 oysters per U. S. pint

80 U. S. pint should contain 26*80 to 38*80 oysters = 2080 to 3040 oysters

Shortage = (2080 - 640) to (3040 - 960) oysters = 1440 to 2080 oysters