SOLUTION: Last summer the price of gasoline changed frequently. One station owner noticed that the number of gallons he sold each day seemed to vary inversely with the price per gallon. If h

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Question 1090902: Last summer the price of gasoline changed frequently. One station owner noticed that the number of gallons he sold each day seemed to vary inversely with the price per gallon. If he sold
2700
gallons when the price was
​$4.30
how many gallons could he expect to sell if the price fell to
​$4.00​?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the amount of gas sold varies inversely, then:
2700/4=n/4.3, where n is the amount of gas sold. So:
4n=11610
n=2902.5 as the amount of gas sold
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