SOLUTION: An electrician has a piece of wire that is 18 feet. He cuts off 20% of the wire. Then he cuts the remaining piece of wire into 6 equal pieces. What is the lenght of each piece

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Question 853058: An electrician has a piece of wire that is 18 feet. He cuts off 20% of the wire. Then he cuts the remaining piece of wire into 6 equal pieces. What is the lenght of each piece
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Hi
An electrician has a piece of wire that is 18 feet. He cuts off 20% of the wire.
80 % left
= 2.4 ft is the length of each piece
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