Is it possible to have a cluster of paperclips that is 16.29% small clips and 83.71% large clips? Show your work. Begin by assuming that you have 100 grams of these clusters.

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Is it possible to have a cluster of paperclips that is 16.29% small clips and 83.71% large
clips? Show your work. Begin by assuming that you have 100 grams of these clusters.
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