I do believe that the answer is 9.<span />
I believe the school is 35.2 ft. tall. call me out if I'm wrong.
It was stated in the problem that a given volume of a is inversely proportional with the pressure of the system. It means that the as the volume increases, the pressure would decrease and as the volume decreases, the pressure would increase. We would express it as:
V α 1/P
To change it to an equality, we introduce a proportionality constant, k. We do as follows:
V = k/P
So, to determine what is asked, we need to first calculate for the value of k.
V = k/P
At V = 160 m^3 P = 108 cmHg
160 = k / (108)
k = 17280
Thus, at P = 87 cmHg
V = 17280 / 87
V = 198.62 m^3
It depends on which number has the greatest absolute value.
Think about it as money
If you owe me $10, this is shown as -10
Now if I give you back 2 dollars (+2), How much money do I still owe you.
The equation is -10+2
I still owe you 8 dollars which is portrayed as -8
Hope this helps :)
