Solve the Problem $$\frac { 34 } { 7 }$$ Pounds Per Square Inch

question 43

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-When the temperature stays the same, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas. If a balloon is filled with 204 cubic inches of a gas at a pressure of 14 pounds per square inch, find the new
Pressure of the gas if the volume is decreased to 68 cubic inches.

• A) 39 pounds per square inch
• B) 28 pounds per square inch
• C) 42 pounds per square inch
• D) \[\frac { 34 } { 7 }\]
• Pounds per square inch

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