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Asked by Irene Wu

If 60 feet of uniform wire weighs 80 pounds, what is the weight of 2 yards of the same wire?
10 years ago

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Answered by Ms. Sue
1 yard = 3 feet

60 / 3 = 20 yards

Set up a proportion, cross multiply and solve for x.

20/80 = 2/x

10 years ago

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