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Question 397976: It takes 7 hours for 8 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner? Also what kind variation (inverse or direct) applies to the situation? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! It takes 7 hours for 8 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner? Also what kind variation (inverse or direct) applies to the situation?
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The more cooks there are, the less time it takes.
t = k/n where t is time and n is # of cooks.
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Inverse variation.
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Solve for "k" using t=7 when n = 8:
7 =k/8
k = 56
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Equation:
t = 56/n
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How long will it take 3 cooks to prepare the dinner?
t = 56/3
time = 56/3 = 18 2/3 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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