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A 1178 foot cable weighs 266 pounds. How many pounds will 36 inches of cable weight? round answer to two decimal places (1 pound equals 16 ounces)

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Answer:

36 inches of cable weighs 0.68 lbs

Explanation:

1178 ft cable weighs 266 lbs...and u want to know how many lbs a 36 inch cable weighs....

we need to turn ur ft to inches....1 ft = 12 inches....so 1178 ft = (1178 * 12) = 14,136 inches

14136 in. to 266 lbs = 36 in.to x lbs

14136 / 266 = 36 / x...cross multiply

14136x = (36)(266)

14136x = 9576

x = 9576 / 14136

x = 0.6774 rounds to 0.68 lbs <===

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