Solve the variation problem: The pitch of a musical tone varies inversely as its wavelength. A tone has a pitch of 660 vibrations per second and a wave length of 1.6 feet. What is the pitch of a tone that has a wavelength of 2.4 feet?

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Solve the variation problem: The pitch of a musical tone varies inversely as its wavelength. A tone has a pitch of 660 vibrations per second and a wave length of 1.6 feet. What is the pitch of a tone that has a wavelength of 2.4 feet?

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