document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550903>Question 550903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the amount of time it takes to paint a house varies inversly with the number of painters. if it takes 4 painters 40 hours how long would it take 10 painters? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.100 HOURS B.26 HOURS C.20 HOURS D.16 HOURS ...... how did you get the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #359211 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=359211\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Inverse variation uses the formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=k/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 40=k/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Than k=160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our formula is Time=160/Painters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=160/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=16 hrs<BR>\n" );
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