Jeremy has a box of 500 nails that weighs 1.35 kilograms. He uses 60 nails to build a birdhouse. How much do the nails in the birdhouse weigh?

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Jeremy has a box of 500 nails that weighs 1.35 kilograms.  He uses 60 nails to build a birdhouse.  How much do the nails in the birdhouse weigh?

precal · Answer

6th grade problem.......yuck

precal · Answer

I probably should convert the 1.35

p0sitr0n · Answer

500 nails = 1.35 kg
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60 nails = x
x = 1.35kg * 60 nails / 500 nails = 0.162 kg
Weight = m * g
Weight = 0.162 * 9.8m/s^2
Weight = 1.59 N

precal · Answer

what does N stand for?  Excuse my ignorance, we don't use metric in the US

p0sitr0n · Answer

newtons. wait, u need the mass or the weight ?
Ok if its 6th grade, i assume ur answer is 0.162 kg

precal · Answer

yes kg   Thanks :)