Respuesta :


[tex] \frac{15}{5000} = 0.003[/tex]
apocritia

Solution:

we have been asked to find how much does one staple weigh?

we are given that 5000 staples weight 15 oz.

In unitary method , we divide the price/weight by quantity to know the price/weight of the one quantity.

Using this concept we can write the weight of 1 staples as below

5000 staples weight 15 oz.

1 staple weight [tex] \frac{15}{5000} [/tex] oz.

1 staple weight [tex] 0.003} [/tex] oz.