SOLUTION: Chemistry: conversions An experiment requires that each student use an 8.5cm length of magnesium ribbon. How many students can do the experiment if theres a 570cm length of magn

Question 333885: Chemistry: conversions
An experiment requires that each student use an 8.5cm length of magnesium ribbon. How many students can do the experiment if theres a 570cm length of magnesium ribbon available.
I got 8.5cm x 570cm/ 1 student = 4845 but i know that cant be right..please help me
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you had 8.5 cm of ribbon, then only student can do the experiment. If you had 17 cm of ribbon, then students can do the experiment.

So if you had 570 cm of ribbon, then which means that about 67 students can do the experiment (round down to the nearest whole number).
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