Question

When x is 2, y is 4, p is 0.5, and m is 2. If x varies directly with the product of p and m and inversely with y, which equation models the situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x=8((m*p)/y)$

Step-by-step explanation:

You have that x varies directly with p*m (which means that if the result of m*p increase, x increase)

And you have too that x is inversely with y (which means that if y increase, x decrease).

Then you must get:

$x=constant value((m*p)/y)$

If the problem says that x is 2, y is 4, p is 0.5, and m is 2

the constant value should be 8, in this way:

$x=8((m*p)/y)$

If you replace:

$x=8((2*0,5)/4)$

The result is x=2

Answer 2

Can you elaborate please? What does p and m mean?