Question

you have $120 to donate equally to several charities. Does this situaton represent direct or inverse variation? Explain.

Answer 1

This situation represents inverse variation.

The difference between direct and inverse variation is in direct variation, as one variable goes up the other does too, while in inverse, as one variable goes up the other falls.

In this case, as you donate to more charities, the amount you donate to each charity falls, because you donate an equal amount. This means it's inverse variation.

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