Problema Solution
y varies inversely as twice x. When x=3, y=8. Find y when x=2.
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y = k * 1/2x
8 = k * 1/(2 * 2) = k * 1/4
k = 32
y = 32 * 1/(2 * 8) = 32/16 = 2
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