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.

Question

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 A*n?
n A
1 25,000
2 12,500
3
5
10
25
50

Answer 1

1)

n A
1 25,000
2 12,500
3 8,333.33
5 5,000
10 2,500
25 1,000
50 500

2) The product A*n is always equal to 25,000.