SOLUTION: a U.S nickel contains 3 ounces of cooper fro every ounce of nickel. How much nickel is required for 14 pounds of cooper.
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Question 393997: a U.S nickel contains 3 ounces of cooper fro every ounce of nickel. How much nickel is required for 14 pounds of cooper.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
==> 3x =14 ==> pounds of nickel. (No need to convert the pounds to ounces before the computation.)
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