Question

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?

Answer 1

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

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