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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.
Which of the following are in inverse proportion?
The time taken for a fixed journey and the speed of the vehicle.
A school has 8 periods a day each of 45 minutes duration. How long would each period be, if the school has 9 periods a day, assuming the number of school hours to be the same?
In which of the following table x and y vary inversely:
| x | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| y | 9 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
1200 men can finish a stock of food in 35 days. How many more men should join them so that the same stock may last for 25 days?
A toy company requires 36 machines to produce car toys in 54 days. How many machines would be required to produce the same number of car toys in 81 days?
Which quantities in the previous question vary inversely with each other?
When the speed is kept fixed, time and distance vary inversely with each other.
A contractor undertook a contract to complete a part of a stadium in 9 months with a team of 560 persons. Later on, it was required to complete the job in 5 months. How many extra persons should he employ to complete the work?
A packet of sweets was distributed among 10 children and each of them received 4 sweets. If it is distributed among 8 children, how many sweets will each child get?
