document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=635705>Question 635705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 200 kg of ration lasts 3 months for 4 boys,how many boys will consume 650 of the ration in the same period? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of boys is directly related to amount of ration and indirectly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "related to amount of time.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = k*r/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"k\" using \"200 kg of ration lasts 3 months for 4 boys\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = k*200/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 12/200 = 0.06<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 0.06*r/t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many boys will consume 650 of the ration in the same period?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 0.06*650/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 13 (# of boys needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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