The weight of an aluminum flatboat varies directly with the length of the boat. If a 14 foot boat weighs 224 pounds then what is the weight of a 5 pound boat

Question

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Answer 1

I guess you mean to ask the weight of a 5 'Foot' boat

 

14 foot = 224 pound i.e.

1 foot = 224/14 = 16 Pounds or the weight of the boat is 16 pounds per foot

 

Therefore the weight of a 5 pound boat will be = 5 * 16 = 80 Pounds