document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201776>Question 1201776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number N of aluminum cans used each year varies directly as the number of people P using the cans. If 52 people use 13,624 cans in one​ year, how many cans are used in a city which has a population of ​1,187,000? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "N <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > P\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N =Pk<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k is constant of proportionality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 52 people use 13 624 cans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13624 = 52*k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "k= 262\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N = 262*1187000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "310994000 cans\r<BR>\n" );
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