Question: After spending the day packing merchandise into boxes for a makers convention, Jaime is ready to pack up their rental van and make the drive

After spending the day packing merchandise into boxes for a makers convention, Jaime is ready to pack up their rental van and make the drive to the next town over. Jaime wants the unloading of the van to go as smoothly as possible so they can maximize their time selling items at the convention. To achieve this they plan to put items in their van arranged from largest to smallest back to front, in cases where items are the same size, Jaime plans to order them via weight, with heavier objects placed before lighter ones.

The boxed merchandise that Jaime plans to bring with them is as follows:

An 96 x 30 inch plastic table weighing 4.5 kilograms

An 16 x 12 x 12 inch box with 9 Dresses weighing 0.5 kilograms each

An 18 x 16 x 18 inch box with 35 pairs of Socks weighing 60 grams each sock

An 18 x 16 x 18 inch box with 18 T-Shirts weighing 85 grams each

A 30 x 96 inch metal table weighing 8.2 kilograms

An 16 x 12 x 12 inch box with 14 Hats weighing 150 grams each

An 18 x 18 x 24 inch box with 6 Jackets weighing 2 kilograms each

An 16 x 12 x 12 inch box with 12 Scarfs weighing 0.3 kilograms each

In what order should Jaime pack their merchandise starting from the back of the van to the front?


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