Question

Felix fencing company has bid on a fencing job that will take six workers 40 hours to complete the number of hours to complete the job y varies inversely with the number of workers X​

Answer 1

1. k = 240

2.
`y=(240)/(x)`

3. 30 hours

Explanation:

1. if y varies inversely:

`\implies y=(k)/(x)`

`\implies 40=(k)/(6)`

`\implies k=240`

2.

`\implies y=(240)/(x)`

3. If x = 8:

`\implies y=(240)/(8)=30`