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algebra senior
Problem
You are given that is directly proportional to , and is inversely proportional to . If the value of is 3 when is , what is the value of when is equal to ? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
By the definition of direct variation, we know that for some constant . By the definition of inverse proportion, we know that for some constant . Substituting for in the first expression, we can see that or for some constant . Substituting the given values, we can solve for : Now, we can let and use the value of to solve for :
Final answer
\frac{24}{125}