SOLUTION: If y varies inversely as x and y=30 when x=9, find x when y=540.

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Question 1189085: If y varies inversely as x and y=30 when x=9, find x when y=540.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=k/x
30=k/9
k=270
use this in the next part
y=270/x
540=270/x
540x=270
x=0.5