document.write( "Question 1197103: The volume (V) of a gas varies inversely as the pressure (P) on the gas. If the volume of a gas is 12 ft3 when the pressure is 13 lb/ft2, find the volume of the gas when the pressure is 4 lb/ft2.
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\n" ); document.write( "The volume (V) of a gas varies inversely as the pressure (P) on the gas.
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\n" ); document.write( "If the volume of a gas is 12 ft3 when the pressure is 13 lb/ft2,
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"VP=k\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"k=VP\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"k=12%2A13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "find the volume of the gas when the pressure is 4 lb/ft2.
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