document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85310>Question 85310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hey, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this problem is confusing: the volume of gas is 40 ft^3 at a pressure of 15 pounds per square inch. what is the volume of the gas if the pressure is increased to 36 p.s.i.? Assume that volume varies inversely as pressure.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that volume varies inversely as pressure. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = k/p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 = k/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k= 600<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = 600/p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If pressure is 36 solve for V:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 600/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 16 2/3 ft^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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