To determine how many boxes Gerry can pack in 1 hour, we first need to calculate the rate of packing boxes.
Gerry packs 421 boxes in 243 hours. To find the rate per hour, we can use the formula:
\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{\text{Total boxes}}{\text{Total hours}} \]
Substituting the values we have:
\[ \text{Rate} = \frac{421 \text{ boxes}}{243 \text{ hours}} \]
Now, we'll perform the division:
\[ \text{Rate} \approx 1.7313 \text{ boxes per hour} \]
Therefore, rounding this to the nearest box per hour, Gerry can pack approximately 1.73 boxes in 1 hour.
To express it more simply, we can say that Gerry can roughly pack 1 box in 1 hour, but when managing and planning shipment, it’s more accurate to consider the actual rate of about 1.73 boxes per hour.
If you need it expressed in a limited set of options (like those you provided), the closest approximate values are 1 or 2, and the correct value based on calculation is around 1.73 boxes per hour.
Based on the options you've listed, the answer would be:
1 (since it can be interpreted as one box in one hour is the nearest reasonable answer).