It takes 36 nails to weigh one pound. How many nails would it take to weigh 7 wholes and 2/3 pounds?

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Hasaan Ali · Answer 1 · 2015-06-09T11:58:17+0000

36 * 7 gives you the number of nails in the whole pounds
36 * 2/3 gives you the fraction part

7 * 36 = 252
2/3 * 36 = 24

Total nails = 252 + 24 = 276 nails

It takes 36 nails to weigh one pound. How many nails would it take to weigh 7 wholes and 2/3 pounds?

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