Question

Suppose that y varies inversely with x, and y = 3 when x = 5. What is an equation for the inverse variation?

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Answer 1

So if y = 3 and x = 5 then we have
3= y(1/6)
Solve for y
y= 24

Therefore the equation should be
y = 24/x

So when x = 3
y = 24/3
y = 8
hope this helps and sorry if im wrong.