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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The cost per person to rent a mountain cabin is inversely proportional to the number of people who share the rent. If the cost is $36 per person when 5 people share, what is the cost per person when 8 people share?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "using the formula y=k/x \n" ); document.write( "
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The cost per person to rent a mountain cabin is inversely proportional to the number of people who share the rent.
\n" ); document.write( "This means y=x/k
\n" ); document.write( "You need to find \"k\".
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\n" ); document.write( " If the cost is $36 per person when 5 people share
\n" ); document.write( "So 36=k/5
\n" ); document.write( "k=180
\n" ); document.write( "Now we know the formula is y=36/5
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\n" ); document.write( " what is the cost per person when 8 people share?
\n" ); document.write( "Use the formula to find the cost:
\n" ); document.write( "cost=180/8
\n" ); document.write( "cost=$22.50 per person
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "stan H.\r
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