Varies inversely as If x = 6 then y = 8. Find y when x = 4 .
Y=

Explanation:

The statement is expressed as

y

∝

1

x

inverse means

1

variable

To convert to an equation introduce k, the constant of variation.

y

=

k

×

1

x

⇒

y

=

k

x

To find k use the given condition that y = 8 when x = 4

8

=

k

4

⇒

k

=

4

×

8

=

32

⇒

equation is

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

∣

∣

∣

2

2

y

=

32

x

2

2

∣

∣

∣

−−−−−−−−−−−−

x

=

16

→

y

=

32

16

⇒

y

=

2

when

x

=

16

answer: the 4 kilogram bag

step-by-step explanation: this is because if you divide the number of kilograms into the total it will tell you how much each individual kilogram would be worth. 2 kilos is 7 and change 3 would be around 6 ish and the 4 kilo would be 4.6 and change and the 5 kilos would be like 4.88