document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510688>Question 510688</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quantities S and T are positive and are related by the equation S=k/T, where k is a constant. If the value of S increases by 50 percent, then the value of T decreases by what percent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I figured 50% but the correct answer is 33 1/3%. I cannot figure out how. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=341854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5B1%5D+=+k%2FT%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5B1%5D+=+k%2FT%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5B1%5D+=+k%2FS%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5B1%5D+=+k%2FS%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Increase S by 50% to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5B2%5D+=+%283%2F2%29S%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5B2%5D+=+%283%2F2%29S%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so now you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5B2%5D+=+k%2F%283%2F2%29S%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5B2%5D+=+k%2F%283%2F2%29S%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the right side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5B2%5D+=+%282%2F3%29%28k%2FS%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5B2%5D+=+%282%2F3%29%28k%2FS%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F3%29T%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F3%29T%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > has decreased by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%  </SPAN>\n" );
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