document.write( "Question 1080942: The amount of money that each person must contribute to buy a retirement gift for a coworker varies inversely as the number of people contributing. If 64 people must contribute $5 each, how much does each person have to contribute if there are 8 people. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #695031 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! y=k/x; y=money, x=people \n" ); document.write( "64=k/5 \n" ); document.write( "k=320 Use that in second part \n" ); document.write( "y=320/8=$40 per person. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |