document.write( "Question 301042: A student council collecs aluminum pop tabs to raise money to purchase a wheelchair. A company buys the pop tabs for $0.88 per kilogram. If 1267 pop tabs have a mass of one pound, how many pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500? \n" ); document.write( "
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1,267 TABS=1 LB.
\n" ); document.write( "1 LB=.4536 KILOGRAMS.
\n" ); document.write( "1,267 TABS=.4536 KILOGRAMS.
\n" ); document.write( "1 KILOGRAM=1,267/.4536 TABS.
\n" ); document.write( "1 KILOGRAM=2,793.2 TABS.
\n" ); document.write( "1,500/.88=1,704.5 KILOGRAMS ARE NEEDED.
\n" ); document.write( "2,793.2*1,704.5=4,761,009 TABS NEED TO BE COLLECTED TO RAISE THE $1,500.\r
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