SOLUTION: The variable Z is inversely proportional to X. When X is 3, Z has the value 6.3333333333333. What is the value of Z when X = 8 Round to at least the thousandths place if

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Question 1004797: The variable Z is inversely proportional to X. When X is 3, Z has the value 6.3333333333333.
What is the value of Z when X = 8


Round to at least the thousandths place if needed.





Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the variable is inversely proportional to , then there is a constant such that
When , .
What is the value of when
first use , to find



so, when , we will have







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