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An electrician bought 80 feet of electrical wire and used 55 feet of it. What percent of the wire went unused? 22% 25% 31. 25% 45. 5%.

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Answer: it's 31.3 percent.

Explanation:

55 feet of 80 is 68 percent, to find the remainder you need to subtract 68 by 100, and with that, you get 31.3 percent.

if you want that in feet it's about 25 feet

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