SOLUTION: Boyles Law states that at a constant temperature the pressure of a gas varies inversely as its volume. If a certain amount of gas is under pressure of 40 pounds per square inch and

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Question 1159639: Boyles Law states that at a constant temperature the pressure of a gas varies inversely as its volume. If a certain amount of gas is under pressure of 40 pounds per square inch and has a volume of 400 cubic inches, what will be the pressure if the volume is decreased to 250 cubic inches?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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    p%5B1%5D%2AV%5B1%5D = p%5B2%5D%2AV%5B2%5D,


which implies


    p%5B2%5D = %28p%5B1%5D%2AV%5B1%5D%29%2FV%5B2%5D = %2840%2A400%29%2F250 = %2840%2A8%29%2F5 = 8*8 = 64 pounds per square inch.    ANSWER