If one gross of golf tees weighs 118.80 grams, and a pack of golf tees weighs 412.50 g, how many golf tees are in the pack?
I know that the answer is 500 golf tees, but I don't understand how this answer was achieved. Please help me understand what I'm supposed to do in this type of problem. (I have no other info given besides the info. in the question).
Thanks.
Ok you have to set it up as a dimensional analysis problem.
So it will be (144 tees)(412.50g)/(118.80g) and the answer is 500.
To solve this problem, you need to use the given information and make some calculations. The concept you need to apply is the ratio of weight per number of golf tees.
First, let's calculate the weight of one golf tee:
Weight of one golf tee = (Weight of one gross of golf tees) ÷ (Number of golf tees in one gross)
Weight of one golf tee = 118.80 g ÷ 144
Weight of one golf tee = 0.825 g (rounded to three decimal places)
Next, let's find out how many golf tees are in the pack:
Number of golf tees in the pack = (Weight of the pack) ÷ (Weight of one golf tee)
Number of golf tees in the pack = 412.50 g ÷ 0.825 g
Number of golf tees in the pack ≈ 500 golf tees
Therefore, there are approximately 500 golf tees in the pack.
To solve this type of problem, you need to consider the ratio between the given weights and then use that ratio to find the unknown quantity (number of golf tees in this case).