document.write( "Question 1057348: Find an equation of combined variation. Then solve for the missing value.
\n" ); document.write( "w varies directly as x and inversely as y.
\n" ); document.write( "One set of values is w = 3, x = 18, and y = 4.
\n" ); document.write( "Find w when x = 12 and y = 4.
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\n" ); document.write( "Find an equation of combined variation. Then solve for the missing value.
\n" ); document.write( "w varies directly as x and inversely as y.
\n" ); document.write( "One set of values is w = 3, x = 18, and y = 4.
\n" ); document.write( "Find w when x = 12 and y = 4.
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\"w+=+kx%2Fy\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+k%2818%29%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+18k%2F4\"_____\"3+=+9k%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "9k = 6 ------- Cross-multiplying
\n" ); document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+k+=+6%2F9%2C+or%2C+2%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+kx%2Fy\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+%282%2F3%29%2812%29%2F4\"______\"w+=+8%2F4\"_______\"highlight_green%28w+=+2%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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