SOLUTION: 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

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Question 1201776: 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?
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N alpha P
N =Pk
k is constant of proportionality

If 52 people use 13 624 cans
13624 = 52*k
k= 262
N = 262*1187000
310994000 cans