Surviving the Titanic - Part 1
Algebra
Level
1
The Titanic had a total capacity (passengers + crew) of 3353. If she carried the following lifeboats:
- 14 65-passenger wooden lifeboats,
- 4 47-passenger collapsable canvas lifeboats, and
- 2 40-passenger emergency cutters,
how many people would we expect to go down with the ship in a catastrophe?
Details and assumptions
If you enjoyed this problem, you might want to try Part 2 and Part 3.
by
Arron Kau