document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=961826>Question 961826</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ive been given a test and i have one question wrong. I dont know how to solve it, but i have the correct answer, and i seriously do not get whet to do. The question is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"if y varies inversely as x and y= 194 when x= -13, find y when x=50. round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"if y varies inversely as x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and y= 194 when x= -13, find y when x=50. round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can write a ratio equation for inverse relationships<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y1%2Fy2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y1%2Fy2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x2%2Fx1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x2%2Fx1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1=-13, y1=194<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2=50; y2= ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=194%2Fy2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"194%2Fy2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%2F%28-13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%2F%28-13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "crosss multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50*y2 = 194 * -13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y2 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2522%29%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2522%29%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y2 = -50.44 </SPAN>\n" );
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