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Assume that y varies inversely as x. If y = -6 when x = -2, find y when x = 5.

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y varies inversely as x y=(c/x) where c is the constant of proportionality. Now you have the values of y and x i.e -6 and -2 respectively. substitute in the above equation. u get the value of c as12. now u have x=5. Substitute in the equation along with c, u get y as 12/5

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