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Davante
Davante asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

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The number of women working in every office varies directly as the number of men. In the first office there are 8 women and 2 men. In the second office there are 6 men. How many women are in the second office?

The amount of money Sharita makes varies directly with the number of hours she works. If she earns $41.25 for 5 hours of work, how much will she earn if she works 8 hours?

The number (n) of servings of meat that can be obtained from a turkey varies directly as its weight (w). From a turkey weighing 22 pounds, one can get 44 servings of meat. How many servings can be obtained from a 16 pound turkey?

Michael has a water pump that will pump water at the rate of 5 gallons per minute. Which of the following direct variation formulas is correct using m = minutes and g = gallons?

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  • El Philosofo
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    In the second office there are 24 women.

    Sharita will make 66.43 if she works 8 hours.

    32 servings of turkey.

  • nahm17
    1 decade ago

    1. 8x3=24 women

    2. $41.25/5 = $8.25

    $8.25*8= $66.00

    3. n/w=X w=22 n=44

    44/22=2

    2*16=32

  • Jeff Aaron
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    8/2 = x/6

    x = 6*8/2

    x = 24

    x/8 = 41.25/5

    x = 8*41.25/5

    x = $66.00

    44/22 = x/16

    x = 44*16/22

    x = 32

    g = 5m

  • grunfeld
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    There are 24 women in the second office.

    Do the others on your own.

    Source(s): my brain
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