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The diameter of #12 wire is 80.81 mils. What is its diameter in inches? (Round your answer to five decimal places.)

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One inch is equivalent to 25.4 mm. Knowing this information we can use the rule of three:


\begin{gathered} 25.4\operatorname{mm}\rightarrow1in \\ 80.81\operatorname{mm}\rightarrow x \end{gathered}

Where x is the diameter in inches and is given by:


\frac{80.81\operatorname{mm}\cdot1in}{25.4\operatorname{mm}}=3.18150\text{ inches}

So the diameter is 3.18150 inches.

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