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Help with my chemistry please?!?

A package of aluminum foil contains 50 ft^2 of foil, which weighs approximately 8.5ozAluminum has a density of 2.70 g/cm^3What is the approximate thickness of the foil in millimeters?I'm totally lost, please help me!

Answer:

1 ounce 28.3495 grams 8.5 oz 28.3495 240.97075 grams 1 oz 50ft^2 144 in^2 2.54^2 cm^2 -ft^2-in^2 46451.52 cm^2 240.97075 grams Density mass/ volume volume mass/density (241/2.7) Volume is 89 cm^3 Volume baseheightdepth depthbase 46451.52 cm^2 89 cm^3/46451.52cm^2 height(thickness) thickness .0019 cm 10 .019 mm

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