Inverse Proportion | Direct & Inverse Proportion | Mathematics | Class 8

Sometimes a change in the proportions of one quantity means a change in the proportions of the other! For example, when you buy more apples, you’ll have to pay more money. Similarly, if we increase the speed of a vehicle, the time that it takes to cover some distance goes down. The first is an example of direct proportionality and the second is an example of quantities that are inversely proportional. Let’s read further.

Now, what is an inverse proportion? So, two quantities, x and y would be inversely proportional, if an increase in the value of x leads to a proportional decrease in the value of y and vice versa. The speed and time of a journey is one example. The increase or decrease in the proportion would be in such a manner that the corresponding values happen to be constant.

Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Direct and Inverse Proportion
Topic: Inverse Proportion

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