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If you place one staple on an electronic balance, the balance still reads 0.0 grams. However, if you place 210 staples on the balance, it reads 6.80 grams. What is the mass of one staple?
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If you place one staple on an electronic balance, the balance still reads 0.0 grams. However, if you place

210 staples on the balance, it reads 6.80 grams. What is the mass of one staple?

User Sunyatasattva
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Answer:

210/6.8 = 1/x

210x = 6.8

x = 0.03238 grams = 32.4 milligrams

User Swaraj Gandhi
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mass of 1 staple = 6.8 g/210 staples
mass of 1 staple = 0.032380952 g
Hope that helps!!
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