SOLUTION: A jar contains 1000 identical nails. If a number of nails weighing a total of 1500g were removed from the jar, there would be 850 nails left in the jar. How many g does 1 nail we

Question 948639: A jar contains 1000 identical nails. If a number of nails weighing a total of 1500g were removed from the jar, there would be 850 nails left in the jar. How many g does 1 nail weigh? I took the difference in the amount of nails before and after then divided it into the 1500g and got the right answer 10g. Is this how it should be done. I think I got lucky.
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josgarithmetic:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1500/150
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1000 nails minus Q nails equaled 850 nails.
Q=150 nails were removed.

These Q=150 nails removed were given as 1500 grams.

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