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 1114128: 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 2500 gallons when the price was ​$4.10,how many gallons could he expect to sell if the price fell to ​$3.80?
The station owner could expect to sell approximately _ gallons of gasoline.
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that the number of gallons he sold each day seemed to vary inversely with the price per gallon.
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g gallons
p price
g=k%2Fp


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If he sold 2500 gallons when the price was ​$4.10,how many gallons could he expect to sell if the price fell to ​$3.80?
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k=gp
k=2500%2A4.1
k=10250
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highlight_green%28g=10250%2Fp%29

Let p be 3.8 and evaluate g.