SOLUTION: y varies inversely as x. If y = 40 when x = 5, find y when x = 20

SOLUTION: y varies inversely as x. If y = 40 when x = 5, find y when x = 20

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Question 1080752: y varies inversely as x. If y = 40 when x = 5, find y when x = 20
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if varies as , we have

If when ,we can find :

so, when will be:

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