Suppose that x and y vary inversely and that y=8/3 when x = 8. write a function that models the inverse variation and find y when x = 4.

Sal is tiling his entryway. the floor plan is drawn on a unit grid. each unit length represents 1 foot. tile costs $1.35 per square foot. how much will sal pay to tile his entryway? round your answer to the nearest cent.

Rewrite the following without an exponent. (5/8)-1

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?