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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An electrician has a piece of wire that is 18 feet. He cuts off 20% of the wire.

80 % left

 .80%2A18ft%2F6+ = 2.4 ft  is the length of each piece