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document.write( "For those people with highly sensitive skin, an ultra-violet, or UV, rating of 6 will cause sunburn after 10 min. Given that the number of minutes it takes to burn t varies inversely as the UV rating u, how long will it take a highly sensitive person to burn on a day with a UV rating of 4? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #345203 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! or those people with highly sensitive skin, an ultra-violet, or UV, rating of 6 will cause sunburn after 10 min. \n" ); document.write( " Given that the number of minutes it takes to burn t varies inversely as the UV rating u, how long will it take a highly sensitive person to burn on a day with a UV rating of 4? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let t = time to burn on a 4UV day \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "Varies inversely so we can write it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply \n" ); document.write( "4t = 60 \n" ); document.write( "t = \n" ); document.write( "t = 15 min \n" ); document.write( " |