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Jordan has seven blocks of ice.

The total weight of all seven blocks of ice is 5 kilograms.
6 of the blocks of ice each have a weight of 750 grams.
Work out the weight, in grams, of the other block of ice.

User Christoph Hegemann
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Answer:

500 grams

Explanation:

6 weigh 750 so multiply them:
6 × 750 = 4500

4500 grams is equivalent to 4.5 kilograms

the total of all blocks of ice was 5 kg
therefore the remaining one is 0.5kg which is 500g

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