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Inverse Proportion — O/L Mathematics

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What is Inverse Proportion?

When more workers join a job it finishes sooner; when a bus goes faster it arrives earlier. In each case one quantity grows while the other shrinks — but something hidden stays fixed. Inverse proportion is the maths that names that fixed thing and lets you predict the "how much" exactly: how many days, how fast, how many people. It shows up every year at O/L, in physics later (Boyle's Law), and in everyday planning.

Source: Idasara Academy knowledge pack — O/L Grade 10 Mathematics short notes (English, v17): Lesson 09 - Inverse Proportion

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