160 cm of gold wire has a weight of 17.8 grams. Work out the weight of 210 cm of the gold wire.

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160 cm of gold wire has a weight of 17.8 grams.

Work out the weight of 210 cm of the gold wire.

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Answer:

the weight-to-length ratio of the gold wire:

$(17.8g)/(160cm) = 0.11125g \: per \: \\ cm$

the weight of 210cm gold wire:

$210cm * 0.11125g \: per \: cm = 23.3625g$

BharathRao answered Jun 25, 2021

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