document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034258>Question 1034258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The admission fee to a meuseum is $8.50 per person. Given that the admission fee, c dollars, is directly proportional to the number of people, n, identify the constant of proportionality and write a direct proportion equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried and tried and don't know please thank you very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648859 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=648859\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the constant of proportionality = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+k+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+k+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll write the equation as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+k%2An+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+k%2An+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c%2Fn+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c%2Fn+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+=+1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+=+1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c%2F1+=+8.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c%2F1+=+8.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+k+=+c%2Fn+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+k+=+c%2Fn+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+k+=+8.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+k+=+8.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+8.5n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+8.5n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is strangely worded. It says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" the admission fee, c dollars, is directly proportional to the number of people, n \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can't be the admission fee per person. It has to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be the TOTAL of admission fees received. Then it will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proportional to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "IMHO FWIW </SPAN>\n" );
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