SOLUTION: If 64 feet of rope weighs 20 pounds, how much will 80 feet of the same rope weights?

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Question 13268: If 64 feet of rope weighs 20 pounds, how much will 80 feet of the same rope weights?
Answer by gsmani_iyer(201) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the weight of 64 ft. = 20 pounds,
then weight of 1 ft. = 20%2F64 pounds
If 1ft weighs = 20%2F64 pounds, then
80 ft. weigh = 20%2F64*80 = 25 pounds. Ans.

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