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Question
Which of the following quantities vary inversely as other?
Journey (x km) undertaken by a car and the petrol (y litres) consumed by it.
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Solution
If the length of the journey is more, the amount of petrol consumed by the car will also be more. Therefore, it is not in inverse variation.
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