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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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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

8 trips...?

anonymous · Answer

This is inverse relation, 
y=k/x

Books     trips
1      -      24
3      -      x

3x=24X1
x= 24/3
x=8