10-05-2015
Mathematics

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a piece of cable 8.5 long weighs 52 grams. What will a 10-Cm length of the same cable weigh?

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cclemeno cclemeno

10-05-2015

ratio and proportion

8.5 cm/52 grams= 10 cm/x grams
cross multiply
8.5x=520
x= 61.18 grams

hope this helps

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calculista calculista

02-10-2018

we know that

a piece of cable \(8.5\) cm long weighs \(52\) grams

so

by proportion

\(\frac{52}{8.5}\frac{grams}{cm}=\frac{x}{10}\frac{grams}{cm} \\ \\8.5*x=10*52\\ \\x=(10*52/)8.5\\ \\x=61.18\ grams\)

therefore

the answer is

\(61.18\ grams\)

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