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प्रश्न
When two quantities x and y are in ______ proportion or vary ______ they are written as `x oo 1/y`.
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उत्तर
When two quantities x and y are in inverse proportion or vary inversely they are written as `x oo 1/y`.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following are in inverse proportion?
The time taken for a journey and the distance travelled in a uniform speed.
Which of the following are in inverse proportion?
The population of a country and the area of land per person.
A batch of bottles was packed in 25 boxes with 12 bottles in each box. If the same batch is packed using 20 bottles in each box, how many boxes would be filled?

Which of the following quantities vary inversely as other?
The length x of a journey by bus and price y of the ticket.
If x and y vary inversely as other and x = 5 when y = 15, find x when y = 12 .
If x and y vary inversely as other and x = 30, find y when constant of variation = 900.
Five workers take 12 days to weed a field. How many days would 6 workers take? How many would 15 take?
It takes 60 days for 10 machines to dig a hole. Assuming that all machines work at the same speed, how long will it take 30 machines to dig the same hole?
Meena had enough money to send 8 parcels each weighing 500 grams through a courier service. What would be the weight of each parcel, if she has to send 40 parcels for the same money?
When two quantities are related in such a manner that if one increases and the other decreases, then they always vary inversely.
