SOLUTION: t=1/k : if "t" increased 50% then k should decrease how much percent? pls explain it

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Question 767103: t=1/k : if "t" increased 50% then k should decrease how much percent?
pls explain it
Answer by MaartenRU(13) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have some value for t and you want to increase it by 50%, or multiply by 3/2. Now, if t+=+1%2Fk, then 3t%2F2+=+3%2F2k by multiplying both sides by 3/2. Now we only have to rewrite the right side to 1/{something}. 3%2F2k=1%2F%282k%2F3%29, so we have to multiply k by 2/3. In other words, we have to decrease k by 33.3%.