Answer:
41 inches of wire will cost 164 cents.
Step-by-step explanation:
1st Method
Use proportions!
18/ 72 = 41/ c
Cross multiply
18 * c = 72 * 41
18c = 2952 divide both sides by 18
c = 164
2nd Method.
Find the rate of the costs. r = rate
18*r = 72
r = 4 cents/inch
Now that you've found the rate you can multiply it by 41 inches to find the cents the wire costs!
41 inch * r (cents/inch) inches cancels out.
41 * 4 = 164
164 cents
