SOLUTION: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies inversly as x and y=10 when x=15.

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Question 464590: Find the variation constant and an equation of variation where y varies inversly as x and y=10 when x=15.
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Hi,

y varies inversly as x

  y = k/x

  10 = k/15

 150 = k, variation constant

  y = 150/x