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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The weight of 1000 identical samples of a substance is 1 pound. What is the weight of 10 samples

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

use a simple proportion: 1000 <-> 1 pound 10 <-> x pounds

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

Cross multiply: x = (10*1)/1000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If 1000 pieces of something weigh a pound, then what does 1 of those pieces weigh? And then what do 10 of those pieces weigh?

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