A 1178 foot cable weighs 266 pounds. How many pounds will 36 inches of cable weight? round answer to two decimal places (1 pound equals 16 ounces)

36 inches of cable weighs 0.68 lbs

Step-by-step explanation:

1178 ft cable weighs 266 lbs ... and u want to know how many lbs a 36 inch cable weighs ...

we need to turn ur ft to inches ... 1 ft = 12 inches ... so 1178 ft = (1178 * 12) = 14,136 inches

14136 in. to 266 lbs = 36 in. to x lbs

14136 / 266 = 36 / x ... cross multiply

14136x = (36) (266)

14136x = 9576

x = 9576 / 14136

x = 0.6774 rounds to 0.68 lbs <===