SOLUTION: If y varies inversely as x, and y=12 when x=7, find y when when x=10.

SOLUTION: If y varies inversely as x, and y=12 when x=7, find y when when x=10.

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Question 968814: If y varies inversely as x, and y=12 when x=7, find y when when x=10.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y varies inversely as x ---> the product xy is a constant

xy = (12)(7) = (y)(10)

y = 84/10 = 8.4
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