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In karate, it is found that the force, f, needed to break a board, varies inversely with the length, l, of the board. If it takes 8 lbs of pressure to break a board 3 feet long, how many pounds of pressure will it take to break a board that is 4 feet long?

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About 10.67lbs of pressure.
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