It took the construction company 63 days to complete the building.
How many weeks did it take?
(1 week = 7 days)
A.
441 weeks
B.
70 weeks
C.
56 weeks
D.
9 weeks
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
63/7=?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
what does / mean?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
divide
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok so 63 divided by 7?
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If I give you the answer you won't learn.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
so its 9?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[63 days \times \frac{1 week}{7 days} = \frac{63days\times1week}{7days}\]
Notice your "days" units cancel and you are left with weeks.
\[\frac{63}{7}weeks\]
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Just a say to set this type of problem up (using dimensional analysis). You can do this for all types of unit conversions.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
That was a good way of explaining it :)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
way*
OpenStudy (anonymous):
My brain is a bit broken.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
No joke
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lol
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Its not funny
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I am sorry that your brain is broken. I am proud of you for doing math with a broken brain. That takes a lot of courage :)