document.write( "Question 334375: The number of plastic straws produced by a machine varies directly as the amount of time the machine is operating. If the machine produces 20,000 straws in 8 hours, how many straws can it produce in 50 hours? \n" ); document.write( "
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8/20000=50/x
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