SOLUTION: This isn't the question, but here is the info provided: 1267 pop tabs= 1 pound 1 kg=2.2 pounds 0.88 cents per kg charged how many pop tabs are needed to make

Question 199087: This isn't the question, but here is the info provided:
1267 pop tabs= 1 pound 1 kg=2.2 pounds
0.88 cents per kg charged
how many pop tabs are needed to make $1500?
Is my answer 1,705 tabs correct?
Found 2 solutions by RAY100, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets just treat this as a conversion problem
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(1267 tabs / #)* (2.2 # / kg)*( 1kg/$.88) * ($ 1500) = 4, 751, 250 tabs
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checking
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4, 751 , 250 tabs *( 1# / 1267 tabs)*( 1 kg/2.2#)*( $ .88/ kg) = $ 1500
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1267 pop tabs= 1 pound 1 kg=2.2 pounds
0.88 cents per kg charged
how many pop tabs are needed to make $1500?
:
Find the number of tabs in 1 kg:
2.2 * 1267 = 2787.4 tab in 1 kg
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Write a ratio equation
=
Cross multiply:
.88x = 1500 * 2787.4
.88x = 4181100
x =
x = 4,751,250 tabs to make $1500
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