document.write( "Question 1091500: (a) A ton of five-dollar bills is worth $4,540,000. How many pounds does a five-dollar bill weigh?\r
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document.write( "(b)A criminal claims to be carrying $5 million in twenty-dollar bills in a brief case. Is this possible? Why or Why not? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #705906 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many $5 in a ton? It is 4,540,000/5=908000 \n" ); document.write( "That many bills weigh 2000 pounds \n" ); document.write( "units you want are pounds/bill \n" ); document.write( "so divide 2000 pounds/908000 bills to get 0.0022 pounds per bill. \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "$5000000/20=250000 bills \n" ); document.write( "based on the above weight, that would weigh 550.7 pounds, which would not be very portable. \n" ); document.write( " |