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A movie-theater employee notes an inverse relationship between the theater's popcorn sales and its nacho sales. On a given night, the theater makes $1,512 from popcorn sales and $1,584 from nacho sales. If on the next night the employees sell $1,848 of popcorn, how much is earned from nachos?

A: $1,764
B: $1,936
C: $1,248
D: $1,296

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Answer:

D: $1,296

Explanation:

inverse relationship: x1 × y1 = x2 x y2

x1 = $1512

y1 = $1584

x2 = $1848

1512 × 1584 = 1848 × y2

y2 = 1512 × 1584 ÷ 1848

= $1296

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