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If the weight of `12` sheets of thick paper is `40` grams, how many sheets of the same paper would weigh `(2) 1/2` kilograms ?

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12 sheets weigh 40 g. So, 1 g. means number of sheets : `12/40`.
As we know, `1 kg. = 1000` g.
Therefore, `5/2 kg. = 2500` g.
So, now in order to find out how many sheets would weigh 2500 g. we need to :
`12/40×2500 = 750`
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