SOLUTION: Joyce combines 9 atoms of hydrogen and 3 atoms of nitrogen to make 3 molecules of ammonia. write a direct variation equation which relates atoms of hydrogen to atoms of nitrogen.

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Question 671454: Joyce combines 9 atoms of hydrogen and 3 atoms of nitrogen to make 3 molecules of ammonia.
write a direct variation equation which relates atoms of hydrogen to atoms of nitrogen.
How many nitrogen atoms does Joyce need to form ammonia molecules using 51 hydrogen atoms?
Graph the direct variation with nitrogen along the x-axis

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Joyce combines 9 atoms of hydrogen and 3 atoms of nitrogen to make 3 molecules of ammonia.
write a direct variation equation which relates atoms of hydrogen to atoms of nitrogen.
a = k*h*n
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Solve for "k" using "9 atoms of hydrogen and 3 atoms of nitrogen make 3 ammonia".
3 = k*9*3
k = (1/9)
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Equation:
a = (1/9)*h*n
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How many nitrogen atoms does Joyce need to form ammonia molecules using 51 hydrogen atoms?
a = (1/9)*51*n
# of nitrogen = (9/51)(# of ammonia atoms)
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Graph y = (51/9)x
graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%289%2F51%29x%29
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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