Question

Geologists in Antarctica find an average of 7 meteorite fragments in every 500 tons of gravel they sift through. How much gravel must they sift through in order to get 100 fragments?

Answer 1

`7142.86` tons

Explanation:

`7` fragments `= 500` tons of gravel.

`100` fragments = `500/7*100 = 7142.86` tons of gravel.