Harmon's Jewelry Store receives a shipment

of 500 jewelry pieces, but 15 pieces are

damaged. At this rate, if Mrs. Harmon places

an order for 5,500 jewelry pieces, how many

should she expect to be damaged?

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John Ruiz

Mathematics

6 March, 12:45

Harmon's Jewelry Store receives a shipment

of 500 jewelry pieces, but 15 pieces are

damaged. At this rate, if Mrs. Harmon places

an order for 5,500 jewelry pieces, how many

should she expect to be damaged?

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Maren Krause · Answer 1

165 jewelry pieces damaged.

Step-by-step explanation:

15/500 are damaged and we are multiplying 500 by 11 to get 5,500. So we can multiply 15 by 11 as well.

15 x 11 = 165

Harmon's Jewelry Store receives a shipmentof 500 jewelry pieces, but 15 pieces aredamaged. At this rate, if Mrs. Harmon placesan order for 5,500 jewelry pieces, how manyshould she expect to be damaged?

Harmon's Jewelry Store receives a shipment

of 500 jewelry pieces, but 15 pieces are

damaged. At this rate, if Mrs. Harmon places

an order for 5,500 jewelry pieces, how many

should she expect to be damaged?