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
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The 6 angles with vertex P are:
- Angle APB
- Angle APC
- Angle APD
- Angle BPC
- Angle BPD
- Angle CPD
The letter P must be in the middle since this location is the vertex. Something like angle BPA is the same as angle APB. We can swap the order of the outer letters without any change to the angle itself. Effectively, this means each angle has two possible names.
