Question

(MEDALS!!!!!!!!)
Can someone please answer this question.

Tell whether the relationship is an inverse variation, a direct variation, or neither.

Answer 1

what do you think?

Answer 2

http://www.mathwords.com/i/inverse_variation.htm
http://www.mathwords.com/d/direct_variation.htm

Answer 3

that will help you, same with further times.

Answer 4

@beccaboo333 It doesn't help me at all. I just need the answer so I can understand because it does.

Answer 5

im not giving you the direct answer. you have the definitions right there to help you.
@wolfe8 do you agree?

Answer 6

Okay, I got my answer. Um, it's direct variation. Am I correct?

Answer 7

Can you tell me why you say it is direct?

Answer 8

Because it increases the numbers and then decreases.

Answer 9

What I see is when x decreases, y increases

Answer 10

Yeah.

Answer 11

@wolfe8 So, am I correct?

Answer 12

How is it then direct?

Answer 13

@wolfe8 Increases and decreases.

Answer 14

Don't you think they are going opposite directions then?

Answer 15

Um, yes. Am I correct now?

Answer 16

I mean, no.

Answer 17

If you read the link Becca gave you, you can answer it right away.

Answer 18

I already read it.

Answer 19

They even show you a very similar example. One goes up, one goes down.

Answer 20

Yeah, I know. Am I correct?

Answer 21

What is your answer?

Answer 22

Inverse variation.

Answer 23

Yes

Answer 24

So, I'm correct?

Answer 25

Yes

Answer 26

Finally! Thank you, though.

Answer 27

Wait, you sure this is correct?

Answer 28

You said direct earlier

Answer 29

I know, I didn't read it correctly.

Answer 30

From what I know, it's inverse

Answer 31

So you are sure?