ECZ 2016 · O-Level Paper 1 — Variation

Using w = 5x²⁄y, find the value of y when x = 8 and w = 20.

  • A. 160
  • B. 4
  • C. 16
  • D. 32

Verified working — step 1

Now y is the unknown, sitting in the denominator. Substitute, then rearrange.

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