The time it takes to deflate the air out of a spherical balloon is inversely proportional to the rate at which the air is released. The balloon can be deflated in 70 minutes when the air is released at a rate of 400 cubic centimeters per minute. How long will it take to deflate the balloon if the air is released at a rate of 350 cubic centimeters per minute?

Verified Answer :

70*400=28000
28000/350=80

Therefore 80 minutes is the answer

Answer:

Time taken = 80 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The time it takes to deflate the air out of a spherical balloon is inversely proportional to the rate at which the air is released.

Let t be the time to deflate the air out of a spherical balloon and r be the rate at which the air is released.

We have

      \(t\alpha \frac{1}{r}\)

The balloon can be deflated in 70 minutes when the air is released at a rate of 400 cubic centimeters per minute.

      \(70\alpha \frac{1}{400}\)

We need to find how long will it take to deflate the balloon if the air is released at a rate of 350 cubic centimeters per minute

      \(t\alpha \frac{1}{350}\)

Dividing both equations

      \(\frac{t}{70}= \frac{\frac{1}{350}}{\frac{1}{400}}\\\\t=80\texttt{minutes}\)

Time taken = 80 minutes.