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.

#502.5 / 7.5 = 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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