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A piece of cable 8.5 cm long weighs 52 grams. How much does a cable that is 10 cm long weigh

User Fabii
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8.5 cm cable weighs = 52 grams

1 cm of cable weighs =
(52)/(8.5)grams

=
52/ (85)/(10) grams
=
52* (10)/(85) grams
=
(520)/(85) grams
=
6.11764 grams
Rounding it up = 6. 10000 grams

Then,

10 cm of cable weighs =
6.10*10 grams
=
61.0 grams

User Conrad Damon
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