We know • A company decides to donate $50,000 to charity. It will select up to 20 charitable
organizations, as nominated by its employees. Each selected organization will receive
an equal amount of donation.
What is the relationship between the number of selected organizations, n, and the
dollar amount each of them will receive, d?
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olf 5 organizations are selected, each one receives $10,000.
es.
o If 10 organizations are selected, each one receives $5,000.
chows its
pints
o If 20 organizations are selected, each one receives $2,500.
50.000
Do you notice a pattern here? 10,000 is
50.000
5,000 is
10
.
50,000
and 2,500 is
20
We can generalize that the amount each organization receives is 50,000 divided by
the number of selected organizations, or d =
50.000
n