The total cost of renovation depends on labor and materials. You decide to budget $25,000 towards labor. The amount, A , that each worker earns varies inversely to the number of workers on the job, A*n.
1) Complete the table to indicate the amount earned for the given number of workers.
2) What do you notice about the product?
n A
1 25,000
2 12,500
3
5
10
25
50
1) Complete the table to indicate the amount earned for the given number of workers.
n A
1 25,000
2 12,500
3 8,333.33
5 5,000
10 2,500
25 1,000
50 500
2) What do you notice about the product?
As the number of workers increases, the amount earned by each worker decreases. This is because the amount earned varies inversely with the number of workers.