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P Is inversely proportional to Q.

When P = 100, Q = 32.
Express P in terms of Q:
When Q= 80, find the value of P.

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The proportion is 100:32.
You can put this into a fraction 100/32 and conclude that P is 3.3 repeating times larger than Q.
When Q=80, P will be 3.3 times larger than 80.
The answer is P = 266.6 repeating or 266.67.
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