A student council collects 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 ?
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A student council collects 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 ?
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anonymous · Answer

use basic dimensional analysis; the only conversion that was not provided was 2.2 kg = 1 pound:|dw:1316901997428:dw|