SOLUTION: Please help me answer the following question: If y varies inversely as x and y=8 when x=4, find y when x=16

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Question 6532: Please help me answer the following question: If y varies inversely as x and y=8 when x=4, find y when x=16
Answer by Mike(39) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In terms of maths we have y alpha 1%2Fx or converting to an equation, y+=+k%2Fx where k is the constant of proportionality. Now we need to find the value of k. For this we need to know y and x, which we do from the question. So put the values into the equation to find k.
k%2F4=8
k=32
So the equation is now: y+=+32%2Fx. You can now do the final part: "find y when x=16".
y+=+32%2F16
y+=+2
Hope that helps.
Regards,
-Mike