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Question
Two quantities are said to vary ______ with each other if they increase (decrease) together in such a manner that the ratio of their corresponding values remains constant.
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Solution
Two quantities are said to vary directly with each other if they increase (decrease) together in such a manner that the ratio of their corresponding values remains constant.
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