a student council collects aluminium pop tabs to raise money to purchase a wheelchair. A company buys the pop tabs for $0.88 per kilogram. If 1267 poptabs have a mass of one pound, how many pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500?

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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the total number of kilograms of aluminum pop tabs needed to generate $1500.

Step 1: Determine the conversion factor between the number of pop tabs and their weight
First, let's convert the weight of 1267 pop tabs from pounds to kilograms. We'll use the conversion factor that 1 pound is approximately equal to 0.4536 kilograms.

Weight (in kilograms) = Weight (in pounds) * Conversion factor
Weight (in kilograms) = 1 * 0.4536

Weight (in kilograms) = 0.4536 kilograms

Step 2: Calculate the number of kilograms needed to generate $1500
The company is buying pop tabs for $0.88 per kilogram.

Total number of kilograms needed = Total cost / Price per kilogram
Total number of kilograms needed = $1500 / $0.88

Total number of kilograms needed = 1704.55 kilograms (rounded to the nearest hundredth)

Step 3: Calculate the number of pop tabs needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500
Now, we have the total number of kilograms needed. To find the number of pop tabs, we'll use the conversion information given in the problem.

Number of pop tabs = Total number of kilograms needed / Weight (in kilograms) of 1267 pop tabs
Number of pop tabs = 1704.55 kilograms / 0.4536 kilograms

Number of pop tabs = 3751.01 pop tabs (rounded to the nearest whole number)

Therefore, approximately 3751 pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500.

To find out how many pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500, we need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Convert the mass of the poptabs to kilograms.
We know that 1267 poptabs have a mass of one pound. Since there are 2.20462 pounds in a kilogram, we can convert this as follows:
1 pound = 0.453592 kg
So, the mass of 1267 poptabs is: (1/0.453592) kg.

Step 2: Calculate the total mass of the pop tabs needed.
To figure out how many kilograms of pop tabs are required to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500, we need to divide $1500 by the price per kilogram (which is $0.88):
Total mass of the pop tabs needed = $1500 / $0.88 kg.

Step 3: Calculate the number of pop tabs required.
We already have the mass of the poptabs needed (from step 2) in kilograms, so we can convert it back to pounds using the conversion factor mentioned in step 1.
Total mass of the pop tabs needed in pounds = Total mass of the pop tabs needed in kg * 2.20462.

Step 4: Calculate the number of pop tabs required.
We know that 1267 poptabs have a mass of one pound. So, to calculate the number of pop tabs required, we divide the total mass of the pop tabs needed in pounds by 1:
Number of pop tabs required = Total mass of pop tabs needed in pounds / 1.

Let's calculate the final result:
- Convert the mass of 1267 poptabs to kg: (1/0.453592) kg = 2.79574 kg.
- Calculate the total mass of the pop tabs needed: $1500 / $0.88 = 1704.54545 kg.
- Convert the total mass to pounds: 1704.54545 kg * 2.20462 = 3759.75 pounds.
- Calculate the number of pop tabs required: 3759.75 poptabs / 1 = 3759.75 poptabs.

Therefore, approximately 3759 pop tabs are needed to purchase a wheelchair worth $1500.

number of kg needed = $1500/.88 = 1704.55

Now convert the number of kg to pounds, then multiply that by 1267

(are you sure the question "mixed" the units of kg and pounds)