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Question
Write whether the following statement vary directly, vary inversely with each other, or neither of the two.
The number of people working and the quantity of work.
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Solution
The number of people working and the quantity of work are directly proportional to each other.
E.g. Let 20 workers can complete 20% of a work.
Then, 40 workers can complete 40% of the same work.
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