document.write( "Question 948639: A jar contains 1000 identical nails. If a number of nails weighing a total of 1500g were removed from the jar, there would be 850 nails left in the jar. How many g does 1 nail weigh? I took the difference in the amount of nails before and after then divided it into the 1500g and got the right answer 10g. Is this how it should be done. I think I got lucky. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #837438 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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1000 nails minus Q nails equaled 850 nails.
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