document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254611>Question 254611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A company buys pop tabs for $0.75 per kilogram. if 1265 pop tabs have a mass of one pound, how many pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $2500? Hint: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1265*2.2= 2783 one kilo of tabs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500=.75*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3333.33 kilos needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3333.33*2783= 927665739/100 = 9276657 + 39/100 number of tabs needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they don't buy part of a tab they need 9276658 tabs<BR>\n" );
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