document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915817>Question 915817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number N pf aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans. If 53 people use 14310 cans in one year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1075000? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "N = k*P<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for \"k\" using \" 53 people use 14310 cans in one year\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14310 = k*53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 270<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 270*P<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many cans are used in a city which has a population of 1075000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 270*1075000 = 290250000 cans<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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