How do you find y when x=12 if y is inversely proportional to x and y=2 when x=8?

Kathryn Sanchez

Kathryn Sanchez

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2022-09-04

How do you find y when x=12 if y is inversely proportional to x and y=2 when x=8?

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kappastud98u

kappastud98u

Beginner2022-09-05Added 10 answers

Since y is inversely proportional to x, we can wite
y = k x
where k is a constant.
Since y=2 when x=8,
2 = k 8 k = 16
Now, we know the complete formula
y = 16 x
If x=12, then
y = 16 12 = 4 3

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