Which of the following represents inverse variation?

y equals nine divided by x

y equals three plus x

y divided by x equals negative ten

y equals negative one-sixth x

Question

Which of the following represents inverse variation?

 y equals nine divided by x

 y equals three plus x

 y divided by x equals negative ten

 y equals negative one-sixth x

sammixboo · Answer

I think that it is A or C I am not sure

anonymous · Answer

Inverse variation means as x in creases, y decreases by the same factor. So your x needs to be in the denominator since a bigger denominator means that y would be getting smaller. so $$y = \frac{9}{x}$$ would be correct.