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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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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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we know that

a piece of cable
8.5 cm long weighs
52 grams

so

by proportion


(52)/(8.5)(grams)/(cm)=(x)/(10)(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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