009A Sample Final 3, Problem 8

Boyle's Law states that when a sample of gas is compressed at a constant temperature, the pressure $P$ and volume $V$ satisfy the equation $PV=C$ where $C$ is a constant. Suppose that at a certain instant, the volume is $600{\text{ cm}}^{3},$ the pressure is $150{\text{ kPa}},$ and the pressure is increasing at a rate of $20{\text{ kPa/min}}.$ At what rate is the volume decreasing at this instant?

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