A small steel spoon is 6 inches long and weighs approximatel

A small steel spoon is 6 inches long and weighs approximately 4 ounces. if it is used as a model for a large steel spoon to be constructed from melting approximately 200 lbs. of steel spoons, how long will the large spoon be?

Solution

lenght of small spoon = 6inches

weight of spoon = 4 ounces

weight of larger spoon = 200lbs = 3200 ounces

ATC

4/3200 = 6/x

x = 6*800 = 4800 inches

length of larger spoon is 4800 inches