Asked by armando

The table below shows the number of days, y, needed to complete a project as a function of the number of full-time staff, x, working on the project. Which rational function best models the data in the table?

People Working, x
Days, y
36
2
18
4
8
9
6
12
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
y = 72/x

Reason: xy is constant for every row (36·2 = 18·4 = 8·9 = 6·12 = 72), so y varies inversely with x and y = 72/x.