Mika has a 50 meter roll of copper wire that weighs 7.5 kilograms. Approximately how many meters of wire will be in a new shipment that weighs 502.5 kilograms?

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Tina T.
Jan 12, 2018

There are 3350 meters of copper wire in the new shipment.

Explanation:

First, divide 502.5 by 7.5 to determine how many rolls of copper wire are in the new shipment.

502.57.5=67 rolls

Finally, now knowing that there are 67 rolls in the shipment, multiply 67 by 50 to determine the total number of meters.

67⋅50=3350 meters

Hope this helps! :)

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