Question

A winning $125 lottery ticket is shared with a number of people. Represented by the equation xy =125. Does this represent a direct variation or an inverse variation?

Answer 1

This represent an inverse variation

Explanation:

Given : A winning $125 lottery ticket is shared with a number of people.

Represented by the equation xy =125.

To Find : Does this represent a direct variation or an inverse variation?

Solution :

We are given a relation

`xy =125`

`x =(125)/(y)`

So, x and y has an inverse relation

Hence this represent an inverse variation