Question

for every part produced by a factory there are 5 ounces of scrap aluminum that can be recycled there are 16 ounces in 1 pound and 2000 pounds in 1 ton how many parts must the factory produce so that there is 1 ton scrap alumnium for recycling

Answer 1

Explanation:

`(1 \: part)/(5 \: oz \: scrap) * (16 \: oz)/(1 \: pound) * (2000 \: pounds)/(1 \: ton) = 6400 \: parts \: per \: ton \: scrap`

`6400 (parts)/(ton \: scrap) * 1000 \: ton \: scrap \: = 6 \: 400 \: 000 \: parts`