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I have a 48in. Wide steel coil and the weight of the coil is 10,800 kegs. But I cut the coil 0.5 in. What is the weight of the 0.5 in. Coil. Can you show me an example of how to dove this problem

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Answer:

weight of 0.5in coil will be = 112.5 kegs

Explanation:

Weight of 48in is 10800 kegs

Using direct proportion, weight of 0.5in coil will be = (0.5 x 10800) ÷ 48 = 112.5 kegs

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