SOLUTION: if y varies inversly as x and y=5 when x=3 find x when y=15 x=_____ is it 9?

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Question 40606: if y varies inversly as x and y=5 when x=3 find x when y=15
x=_____
is it 9?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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yx = yx
5(3) = 15x
15 = 15x
1 = x