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Question
Write whether the following statement vary directly, vary inversely with each other, or neither of the two.
Increase in cost and number of shirts that can be purchased if the budget remains the same.
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Solution
Increase in cost and number of shirts that can be purchased, if the budget remains the same are inversely proportional to each other.
E.g. Let 2 shirts price = ₹ 800. After increasing in price of each shirt,
1 shirt price became ₹ 800
Where budget = ₹ 800
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