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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 number of workers on a job and the time to complete the job.
In a Television game show, the prize money of Rs 1,00,000 is to be divided equally amongst the winners. Complete the following table and find whether the prize money given to an individual winner is directly or inversely proportional to the number of winners?
| Number of winners | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| Prize for each winner (in Rs) | 1,00,000 | 50,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
In which of the following table x and y vary inversely:
| x | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| y | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
In which of the following table x and y vary inversely:
| x | 9 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| y | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
A group of 3 friends staying together, consume 54 kg of wheat every month. Some more friends join this group and they find that the same amount of wheat lasts for 18 days. How many new members are there in this group now?
A person has money to buy 25 cycles worth Rs 500 each. How many cycles he will be able to buy if each cycle is costing Rs 125 more?
Three persons can build a small house in 8 days. To build the same house in 6 days, how many persons are required?
Forty students stay in a hostel. They had food stock for 30 days. If the students are doubled then for how many days the stock will last?
Neelaveni goes by bicycle to her school every day. Her average speed is 12 km/hr and she reaches school in 20 minutes. What is the increase in speed, If she reaches the school in 15 minutes?
Two quantities are said to vary ______ with each other if an increase in one causes a decrease in the other in such a manner that the product of their corresponding values remains constant.
