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The boxes are to be filled with apples in a heap. If 24 apples are put in a box then 27 boxes are needed. If 36 apples are filled in a box how many boxes will be needed?

The number of apples and number of boxes will be inversely proportional as if the number of apples will be filled in a box then fewer boxes will be needed.



Number of apples in a box


Number of boxes needed



(k=constant)


(1)


In the case, if 36 apples are filled in a box


Let the number of boxes be x



(k=constant)




Therefore, 18 boxes are needed.


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