What is the maximum passenger capacity of the vessel?

What is the maximum passenger capacity of the vessel?

• A. 8 passengers @ 220 lbs each
• B. 6 passengers @ 200 lbs each
• C. 10 passengers @ 180 lbs each
• D. 9 passengers @ 240 lbs each

Answer: (A)

Capacity is limited by weight: you can carry as many people as the boat’s weight rating allows, not more. To find the maximum number of passengers, add up the total weight for each option and see which stays within the boat’s weight limit while giving the most people. Eight passengers at 220 pounds each equals 1,760 pounds. Six passengers at 200 pounds each equals 1,200 pounds. Ten passengers at 180 pounds each equals 1,800 pounds. Nine passengers at 240 pounds each equals 2,160 pounds. The weight limit is 1,760 pounds, so the combinations that exceed it aren’t allowed. The eight-person option reaches the limit without going over, and it also provides more passengers than the six-person option. Therefore, the maximum passenger capacity is eight passengers at 220 pounds each.

Capacity is limited by weight: you can carry as many people as the boat’s weight rating allows, not more. To find the maximum number of passengers, add up the total weight for each option and see which stays within the boat’s weight limit while giving the most people.

Eight passengers at 220 pounds each equals 1,760 pounds.

Six passengers at 200 pounds each equals 1,200 pounds.

Ten passengers at 180 pounds each equals 1,800 pounds.

Nine passengers at 240 pounds each equals 2,160 pounds.

The weight limit is 1,760 pounds, so the combinations that exceed it aren’t allowed. The eight-person option reaches the limit without going over, and it also provides more passengers than the six-person option. Therefore, the maximum passenger capacity is eight passengers at 220 pounds each.