SOLUTION: The amount of playing time varies inversely with the number of players. When a whole team of 16 players attends, each player has 18 minutes of playing time. How many players must

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Question 921072: The amount of playing time varies inversely with the number of players. When a whole team of 16 players attends, each player has 18 minutes of playing time. How many players must be absent for each player tom play for 24 minutes?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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n = k/t
16 = k/18min, k = 16•18
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playing time is 24 minutes
n = (16•18) / 24min
n = 12 players