Step 1: Use the equation y =

in solving inverse variation problems
y =

⇒ w =

w = width
l = length
k = area
Step 2. Find the value of k by substituting the given information, where:
w = 60 yd
l = 75 yd
60 =

k = 4500 yd²
Step 3. Rewrite the standard equation by substituting the value of
k = 4500 yd²
w =

Step 4. Substitute l = 72 yd to find the width of the second field
w =
w = 62.5 yd