To determine how many boxes of medicine weighing 4 kg 500 g can be loaded onto a can that can carry a maximum of 800 kg, we need to start by converting the box weight into a uniform measurement (either kg or g) for ease of calculation.
1. **Convert the box weight:**
– 4 kg 500 g can be converted to grams:
4 kg = 4000 g
– So, 4 kg 500 g = 4000 g + 500 g = 4500 g.
2. **Convert can capacity:**
– The can can carry a maximum of 800 kg:
800 kg = 800,000 g.
3. **Calculate number of boxes:**
– Now, to find how many boxes can fit into the can, divide the can’s capacity by the weight of a single box:
Number of boxes = Can capacity / Box weight = 800,000 g / 4500 g ≈ 177.78
4. **Conclusion:**
– Since you cannot load a fraction of a box, we round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the maximum number of boxes that can be loaded into the can is 177 boxes.