Problema Solution
One yard of three-fourths inch iron pipe weighs 24 ounces.
How much will three-fifths of a mile of this pipe weigh?
Give your answer in two ways: the number of ounces and the
number of pounds.
Answer provided by our tutors
1 mile = 1760 yard
(3/5)mile = (3/5)1760 yards = 1056 yards
let 'x' be the weight of 3/5 mile = 1056 yards
1 : 24 = 1056 : x
by solving we find
x = 25,344 oz
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1 oz = 0.0625 lbs
x = 25,344*0.0625 lbs
x = 1,584 lbs
the number of ounces is 25,344 oz.
the number of pounds is 1,584 lbs.