Geologists in Antarctica find an average of 7 meteorite fragments in every 500 tons of gravel they sift through. How much gravel must they sift through in order to get 100 fragments?

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Geologists in Antarctica find an average of 7 meteorite fragments in every 500 tons of gravel

they sift through. How much gravel must they sift through in order to get 100 fragments?

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7,142.857

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Arlistan answered Jul 29, 2021

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Answer:

7,142.857

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100 ÷ 7 is 14.2857. so if it takes 500 tons to find 7 fragments, multiply 500 by 14.2857.

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