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Suppose that 16 inches of wire cost 80 cents.

At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 55 cents?

User FetFrumos
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20 votes

Answer:

11 inches

Explanation:

Suppose that 16 inches of wire cost 80 cents.

At the same rate, how many inches of wire can be bought for 55 cents?

16 : 80 = x : 55

x = 16 * 55 : 80

x = 11

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check

16 : 80 = 11 : 55

0.2 = 0.2

The answer is good

User Mcheah
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Answer:

11 inches

Explanation:

you can cross multiply

inches cents

16 80

x 55

16×55 = 80x

80x= 880

x= 880/80

×= 11 inches

User Shiva Naru
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