SOLUTION: Every year on Earth​ Day, a group of volunteers pick up garbage at Hidden Falls Park. The time it takes to clean the beach varies inversely with the number of people picking
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Question 1097341: Every year on Earth Day, a group of volunteers pick up garbage at Hidden Falls Park. The time it takes to clean the beach varies inversely with the number of people picking up garbage. Last year, 34 volunteers took 4 hours to clean the park. If 60 volunteers come to pick up garbage this year, how long will it take to clean the park?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t, time to clean the park
k, variation constant
n, how many volunteers
, the time varies inversely with n.
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Last year....
MODEL:
What is t if n=60?
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