WRITTEN RESPONSE---
Bryan has to carry 24 books to a new shelf. If he carries one book at a time, it will take him 24 trips. If he carries 3 books at a time, how many trips will it take?
Does this relationship represent direct or inverse variation?
Using the appropriate formula, find k.
Show your work and answer the original question

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WRITTEN RESPONSE---
Bryan has to carry 24 books to a new shelf. If he carries one book at a time, it will take him 24 trips. If he carries 3 books at a time, how many trips will it take? 
Does this relationship represent direct or inverse variation? 
Using the appropriate formula, find k. 
Show your work and answer the original question

anonymous · Answer

i am going to bet that you know how many trips it would take if he takes three books at a time

anonymous · Answer

Yes i do but the tree questions at the bottom????

anonymous · Answer

more books per trip  gives more or fewer trips?

anonymous · Answer

fewer.

anonymous · Answer

right. so "direct" or "inverse"?

anonymous · Answer

?inverse?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

so if you put x = number of books carried per trip, and y = number of trips, then you know that 
$$y=\frac{24}{x}$$

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhhhhh duh... it makes more. I'm visual so i have to see things and I'm home schooled so i have a hard time teaching my self math...