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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The costs $C of making a school bag is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the total number N of bags made. When 200 bags are made, the cost per bag is $60. When 500 bags are made, the cost per bag is
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then substitute $40 for and solve for to get the answer to your first question, and then substitute 400 for and solve for to answer your second question.\r
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