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5/9 of a piece of metal has a mass of 7 kg. What is

the mass of the piece of metal?
No wrong answer or else I will report

User Curiousity
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Answer:

The mass of the metal is 12.6 kg

Explanation:

Let the mass of the metal be x

From the question

5/9 of the metal is 7kg

That's


(5)/(9) x = 7

Multiply through by 9

We have

5x = 7 × 9

5x = 63

Divide both sides by 5


(5x)/(5) = (63)/(5)

We have the final answer as

x = 12.6 kg

The mass of the metal is 12.6 kg

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