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If 90 feet of wire weighs 18 pounds, what will 110 feet of the same type of wire weigh

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90/18= 5 pounds per foot
110/5=22 pounds
User Ramtheconqueror
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First, do 90/18, that will result in 5, 5 goes into 110 22 times, so I believe (I dont exacly think my methos is exactly enough) 110 ft of waire would weigh about 22 Pounds

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