dividing decimals

Jeremy has a box of 500 nails that weighs 1.35 kilograms.He uses 60 nails to build a birdhouse. How much do the nails in the birdhouse weigh?
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dividing decimals
Jeremy has a box of 500 nails that weighs 1.35 kilograms.He uses 60 nails to build a birdhouse. How much do the nails in the birdhouse weigh?

x/60 = 1.35kg/500
x = 60 * 1.35kg/500
x = 0.162kg
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