SOLUTION: The cost to rent a
condominium at the beach is $1,500 per week.
If two people share the cost, they each have to
pay $750. Explain why the relationship between
the cost per pers
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Question 1117737: The cost to rent a
condominium at the beach is $1,500 per week.
If two people share the cost, they each have to
pay $750. Explain why the relationship between
the cost per person varies inversely with the
number of persons sharing the cost. Then write
an inverse variation function that can be used
to calculate the cost per person, c, of p persons
sharing the rental fee.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, josgarithmetic:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cost per person is , where
is the number of persons. A larger makes
a smaller number.
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Let = the cost per person
where is the constant of proportionality
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Number of people renting DIVIDES the rental cost.
Price depends on number of people renting.
PRICE
n, how many people sharing the cost c.
c is variation constant.
Price per person p to rent condominium varies inversely with number of people n renting.
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