document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012887>Question 1012887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of gallons of coffee a mathematician drinks on any given day is inversely proportional to how much sleep he gets the night before. On Monday, he got 9 hours of sleep and drank 2 gallons of coffee. On Tuesday, he got 6 hours of sleep. How many gallons of coffee did he drink? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629002 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52864)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of gallons of coffee a mathematician drinks on any given day is inversely proportional to how much sleep he gets <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the night before. On Monday, he got 9 hours of sleep and drank 2 gallons of coffee. On Tuesday, he got 6 hours of sleep. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many gallons of coffee did he drink?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Use the proportion (\"inverse proportion\")\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9_hours%2F6_hours ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9_hours%2F6_hours\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2_gallons ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2_gallons\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "or\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Thus x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2A2%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2A2%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 3 gallons.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );