If 11 yards of carpet weighs 240 pounds, which formula can be used to determine x, how much 17 yards of carpet weighs?

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Answer:

cross multiplication

Explanation:

(11)/(240) x
(17)/(x)

[yards/weight x yards/unknown weight]

11x = 4080

x = 370.9 or 371 pounds

Nitish Narang answered Jul 31, 2022

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