document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148864>Question 148864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure on the gas.  If the volume is 6 cubic centimeters when the pressure on the gas is 8 kilograms per square centimeter, then what is the volume when the pressure is 12 kilograms per square centimeter? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let k = constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we would have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"vol of gas\" = k/\"pressure of gas\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = k/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for k we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, to solve our problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"vol of gas\" = 48/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"vol of gas\" = 4 cubic centimeters </SPAN>\n" );
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