document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324275>Question 324275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number N of aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans. If 56 people use 18,088 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1,965,000?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232096 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> N = Pk\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to find k (the constant of proportionality) as step one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18,088 = 56k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18,088/56 = k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "323 = k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now let k = 323 and P =  1,965,000. We need to find N in the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = Pk\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = (1,965,000)(323)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = 634,695,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a direct variation word problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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