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Question
Which of the following quantities vary inversely as other?
Journey (x km) undertaken by a car and the petrol (y litres) consumed by it.
Solution
If the length of the journey is more, the amount of petrol consumed by the car will also be more. Therefore, it is not in inverse variation.
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