Question

Suppose y varies inversely as x and y=24 when x= 3, how do you find x when y = 36?

Answer 1

`y=1/x`

`y=k1/x`

`24=k1/3`

`72=k`

`y=72 1/x`

`36=72 1/x`

`0.5=1/x`

`0.5x=1`

`x=2`

Explanation:

the answer is 2.