SOLUTION: 16 factory workers made 40 pieces in a certain amount of time. a Do these quantities (number of workers and number of pieces produced) vary directly or inversely? The quanti

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Question 1132172: 16 factory workers made 40 pieces in a certain amount of time.
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Do these quantities (number of workers and number of pieces produced) vary directly or inversely?

The quantities vary ?. The Constant of variation is ?
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16 factory workers made 40 pieces in a certain amount of time.
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Description is constant rates type.
r, the work rate of one worker.
t, amount of time.
16%2Ar=40%2Ft

Variation? Yes.
The equation or formula looks like inverse variation.