Question

A worker uses 450 inches of steel wire to make 300 springs of the same size. At this rate how many inches of steel wire are needed to make 1 spring?

Answer 1

1.5 inches of stell will make 1 spring

Explanation:

If 450 inches of steel are used to make 300 springs, we can simply divide the inces by the spring count to obtain a unit of inches/(1 spring).

(450 inches of steel)/(300 springs) = (1.5 inches of steel)/)1 spring)