SOLUTION: if y varies inversly as x and y=5 when x=2 find x when y=4 x=_____ Thank you

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Question 40596: if y varies inversly as x and y=5 when x=2 find x when y=4
x=_____
Thank you
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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yx = yx
5(2) = (4)x
5/2 = x