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A container at a paper clip factory holds 2.110^3 pounds of paper clips. There are 9.610^5 paper clips in the container. Find the approximate weight of each paper clip in ounces. (1 pound= 16 ounces)


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Divide the total weight (2.1 10^3 lbs.) by the total quantity of things (9.6 10^5) to get the lbs./paperclip. 

Then, multiply that number by 16 to get ounces/paperclip.

Answer:

The approximate weight of each paper clip is 0.035 ounce.

Step-by-step explanation:

A container at a paper clip factory holds 2.110^3 pounds of paper clips.

= \(2.1\times1000=2100\) pounds

There are 9.610^5 paper clips in the container.

= \(9.6\times100000=960000\)

Now we get that 960000 paper clips weigh 2100 pounds.

So, each paper clip will weigh = \(\frac{2100}{960000}\) = 0.0021875 pounds

And 1 pound = 16 ounces

0.0021875 pounds = \(16\times0.0021875\) = 0.035 ounce

Hence, the approximate weight of each paper clip is 0.035 ounce.

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