A cable repair person has 7.6 meters of wire. Suppose each meter of the wire weighs 2.9 ounces. Find the weight of the wire.

Answer 1

Hi Dalal,

In order to figure out how much the entire wire weighs, you have to multiply the length of the wire by the the weight of each meter.

7.6 m x 2.9 oz/m = ? oz total

You may then need to convert ounces (oz) to pounds (lb) depending on the answer format your teacher/homework requests.

There are 16 oz. in 1 lb.

So:

? oz total / 16 oz. = ? lbs of wire