Suppose that 17 inches of wire costs 85 cents. At the same rate, how much (in cents) will 13 inches of wire cost?

Norbert Hartl asked Jan 10, 2023

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Norbert Hartl asked Jan 10, 2023

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Answer:

65 cents

85 / 17

85/17 =5

so for 1 inch of wire is 5 cents but we want to know for 13 inches

so times 5 by 13

5cents*13=65cents

Nopens answered Jan 14, 2023

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