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Jason has five equally massed lead fishing weights, each weighing 250 grams. What is the total mass of the five leaf fishing weights

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Answer:

Total mass of 5 lead fishing weights= 1250 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Mass of a lead fishing weight =250 grams

To find total mass of 5 such fishing weights

We can apply unitary method to find total mass of 5 fishing weights.

If mass of 1 lead fishing weight = 250 grams

∴ Total mass of 5 lead fishing weights =
250* 5 =1250\ grams

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