The variables x and y vary inversely, and x = 12 when y = 6. Use the inverse variation formula, k = xy, to find y when x = 3.

Answer :

Answer:

  24

Step-by-step explanation:

  xy = k

Filling in given values, we have ...

  12·6 = k = 3·y

  y = 12·6/3 = 24

y is 24 when x is 3.