1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Karolina [17]
3 years ago
15

The variables x and y vary inversely If x=5 when y=12, then find the value of x when y=32

Mathematics
1 answer:
Vilka [71]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

x=15/8

Step-by-step explanation:

Inverse variation is given by

xy = k

Substituting x=5 and y=12

5*12 = k

60 =k

Our original equation is xy = 60

Now let y=32

x*32 = 60

Divide each side by 32

32x/32 = 60/32

Divide top and bottom by 4

x = 15/8

You might be interested in
Bruce owns a small grocery store and charges $4.75 per pound of produce. If a customer orders 5 pounds od produce how much does
andriy [413]
He charges 4.75 per lb....

so 5 lbs would cost (5 * 4.75) = $ 23.75 <==
7 0
3 years ago
A 4-column table with 2 rows. Column 1 has entries Sample 1, Sample 2. Column 2 is labeled Apple with entries 40, 43. Column 3 i
Dvinal [7]

Answer:

The  answer is A B E

Step-by-step explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
On a coordinate graph,which of the following is true of Quadrant 3?
Nonamiya [84]
D. The x and y values are both negative

5 0
2 years ago
Write the next three terms of the following sequence 4,5,7,10,14
Law Incorporation [45]
4,5,7,10,14=19,25, 32
8 0
3 years ago
Which of these numbers is prime? large 11, 15, 21, 27, 56
gizmo_the_mogwai [7]
11 is the only prime number. It's only multiples are 1 and itself
6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • What is 5 times 2 equals what
    6·1 answer
  • Yuko added a 15 percent tip when she paid her cab driver. If the fare was $25.50, what was the total amount she paid? A. $28 B.
    6·2 answers
  • Desean spent $80.85 3 video games if each game was the same price how much did desean pay for each
    10·1 answer
  • Rabies is a viral disease of mammals transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The virus infects the central nervous syste
    10·1 answer
  • The line y =3x-5 meet x-axis at the point M.
    10·1 answer
  • Suppose a sample of 972972 tenth graders is drawn. Of the students sampled, 700700 read above the eighth grade level. Using the
    12·1 answer
  • Chicken costs $3.20 per pound, and beef costs $4.59 per pound. What is the exact cost of 3 pounds of beef?
    12·2 answers
  • People preferred berry blast by 780 compared to 220 who preferred Melon drink. Find the ratio
    9·2 answers
  • How many sides does a regular polygon have with each exterior angle measures up to 30
    15·1 answer
  • Reena bought a mobile phone for 16,240 that included a GST of 12%. Find the price of the mobile phone before the GST was added.​
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!