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Question 148524: I Don't want the answer I just need help getting started (setting up equation) and understanding a little more about the actual subject itself (proportion equations). If it's too much I understand.
1. A lawyer bills her clients $200 per hour of service. If a client's case requires 39 hours to complete, use proportion to calculate how much the client will owe the lawyer (excluding tax).
2. A new virus is released on the internet; the administrator of a department's Local Area Network ( LAN) is given five minutes by a manager to estimate the impact. The administrator samples 15 of the PCs connected to the LAN, and finds that 9 are infected; use proportion to estimate the number of infected PCs if there are a total of 202 PCs connected to the LAN.

3. An administrator of a popular web site is told that a new server can handle 41,000 "hits" (users accessing the site) per second. The web site currently experiences a peak demand of about 105,000 hits per second; but every month, the peak demand increases by 2800 hits per second. Use a proportion equation to determine how many new servers the administrator should buy to address expected traffic for the next 24 months.

Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. x%2F200=39 where x is the amount of money for 39 hours
2. 9%2F15=x%2F200 where x is the amount of infected PC's
3. %28105000%2B%2824%282800%29%29%29%2F41000=x where is x is the amount of servers needed for the next 24 months