document.write( "Question 397976: It takes 7 hours for 8 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner? Also what kind variation (inverse or direct) applies to the situation? \n" ); document.write( "
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It takes 7 hours for 8 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner? Also what kind variation (inverse or direct) applies to the situation?
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\n" ); document.write( "The more cooks there are, the less time it takes.
\n" ); document.write( "t = k/n where t is time and n is # of cooks.
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\n" ); document.write( "Inverse variation.
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using t=7 when n = 8:
\n" ); document.write( "7 =k/8
\n" ); document.write( "k = 56
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "t = 56/n
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\n" ); document.write( "How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner?
\n" ); document.write( "t = 56/3
\n" ); document.write( "time = 56/3 = 18 2/3 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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