If y varies inversely as x and y = 32 when x = 42, find y when x = 24.

When talking about the concept of Inversely proportional we mean that if all other variables are held constant one variable decreases if the other variable increases. So, varies inversely as or is inversely proportional to if and only if:

Where is the constant of variation or the constant of proportionality.

From the problem, we know that:

So we can find :

So we need to find:

Therefore:

answer: the correct answer is -32

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