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You are doing annual inventory at the hardware store where you work. A box filled with brass connectors weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces. The box weighs 8 ounces when empty, and each connector weighs 0.25 ounces. About how many connectors should be in the box?

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Answer:

304 brass connectors.

Explanation:

We have been given that a box filled with brass connectors weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces. The box weighs 8 ounces when empty, and each connector weighs 0.25 ounces.

Since we know that 1 pound equals to 16 ounces.Let us convert weight of box filled with brass connectors from pounds to ounces.


(5*16)+4=80+4=84

Now we will find weight of brass connectors by subtracting weight of empty box from weight of filled box.


84-8=76

Let us divide 76 by 0.25 to find number of brass connectors in the box.


\text{ Number of brass connectors in the box}=(76)/(0.25)


\text{ Number of brass connectors in the box}=304

Therefore, there are 304 connectors in the box.


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