Loosely, "varies inversely" means that as one quantity increases, the other decreases. Specifically, if x and y vary inversely, then y = k/x where k is some constant (a particular number).
Another way to write that relationship is xy = k. To find the value of k for this problem, you need a numbers for x and y that go together.
Suppose x = number of children and y = number of candies (it doesn't matter what order these go in as long as you keep track!).
"When 12 children are present, 140 pieces of candy are consumed." So when x = 12, the value of y = 140.
xy = k
(12)(140) = k
1680 = k
Now, when x = 8 children,
8y = 1680
y = 210
Answer: (-4,5)
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: -7
Step-by-step explanation:
First, lets use the functions to find the answer to f(-8) and g(4)
f(-8) is the same as asking for the value of y when x is -8
Therefore, f(-8) = -5 (according to the graph)
Using the same rule, g(4) would be the value of y when x = 4 which,
according to the graph, g(4) = 3
Plug these values back into the original equation to get:
using the order of operations, we will multiply the values first
<h2>Therefore, our final answer is -7</h2>
The answer would be 901 because they said what is the least number they would need to read and their goal is MORE than 900. The amount of books that they already had is useless information (Ignore). They love giving trick questions. :)
If eg is the median, that means
5x-17=3x+12x=18x=9
