An aerosol can is designed so that its bursting pressure, B, in pounds per square inch, is 120 % of the pressure, F, in pounds per square inch, to which it is initially filled. Which of the following formulas expresses the relationship between B and F?

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B=1.2 F (A). We name the variables provided by the question.

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B=1.2 F (A)

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B=120 F (B)

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B=1+0.2 F (C)

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B=F/(1.2) (D)

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B=(1.2)/F (E)

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$We name the variables provided by the question.$	$B = bursting pressure F = initial fill pressure$
$We translate into a multiplication by converting the percentage to a fraction.$	$B = \frac{120}{100} \times F$
$We simplify the fraction to express it as a decimal multiplier.$	$B = 1.2 \times F$

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