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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The time required to process a shipment of goods at Alco varies directly with the number of items in the shipment and inversely with the number of workers assigned. If 15,000 items can be processed by 8 workers in 10 hours, then how long would it take 12 workers to process 20,000 items? \n" ); document.write( "
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The time required to process a shipment of goods at Alco varies directly with the number of items in the shipment and inversely with the number of workers assigned.
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\n" ); document.write( "t = k[n/w]
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If 15,000 items can be processed by 8 workers in 10 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "solve for \"k\"
\n" ); document.write( "10 = k[15000/8]
\n" ); document.write( "k = 80/15000
\n" ); document.write( "k = 0.0053333
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\n" ); document.write( "then how long would it take 12 workers to process 20,000 items?
\n" ); document.write( "t = 0.005333[20,000/12]\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t = 8.8888...hrs.
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