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document.write( "# of people and time are inversely related; people and cartons are directly related<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = kc/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find \"k\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = k*60/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k= 8/30 = 4/15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So p = (4/15)c/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many carton will 3 people pack in 2 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = (4/15)c/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4/15)c = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 15*6/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 22.5 cartons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H<BR>\n" );
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