document.write( "Question 1105893: if c varies directly as d and d varies directly as e, and when c=4 when e=12,find c when e=3 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #720786 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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I'll choose the variation constants to be k and r.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28c=kd%2Cand%2Cd=re%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute.
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=k%28re%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=%28kr%29e\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We could really use just one single variable for \"kr\".
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"K=kr\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now \"highlight%28c=Ke%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "when c=4 when e=12,find c when e=3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=K%2A12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"K=4%2F12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"K=1%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Model for the problem description is \"highlight%28c=%281%2F3%29e%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let e=3.
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=%281%2F3%29%2A3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28c=1%29\"
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