SOLUTION: y varies inversely with x, and y=60 when x=10. What is y when x = 50?

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Question 1109385: y varies inversely with x, and y=60 when x=10. What is y when x = 50?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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y varies inversely with x, and y=60 when x=10. What is y when x = 50?
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y = k/x
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Solve for "k":
60 = k/10
k = 600
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Equation:
y = 600/x
y = 600/50
y = 12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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