The document discusses solving a problem involving inverse proportionality between three quantities A, B, and C and three other quantities X, Y, and Z. It provides equations showing A is inversely proportional to 1/2, B to 1/3, and C to 1/5. An equation relating A, B, and C is given and solved for the constants to find the values of A, B, and C, with B being the smallest number.
The document discusses solving a problem involving inverse proportionality between three quantities A, B, and C and three other quantities X, Y, and Z. It provides equations showing A is inversely proportional to 1/2, B to 1/3, and C to 1/5. An equation relating A, B, and C is given and solved for the constants to find the values of A, B, and C, with B being the smallest number.
The document discusses solving a problem involving inverse proportionality between three quantities A, B, and C and three other quantities X, Y, and Z. It provides equations showing A is inversely proportional to 1/2, B to 1/3, and C to 1/5. An equation relating A, B, and C is given and solved for the constants to find the values of A, B, and C, with B being the smallest number.
The document discusses solving a problem involving inverse proportionality between three quantities A, B, and C and three other quantities X, Y, and Z. It provides equations showing A is inversely proportional to 1/2, B to 1/3, and C to 1/5. An equation relating A, B, and C is given and solved for the constants to find the values of A, B, and C, with B being the smallest number.
To solve this problem, we need to understand the concept of inverse
proportion and set up an equation using the given information.
When three quantities A, B, and C are inversely proportional to three other quantities X, Y, and Z, respectively, it means: A ∝ 1/X B ∝ 1/Y C ∝ 1/Z In this case, we are given that A, B, and C are inversely proportional to 2, 3, and 5, respectively. We can write: A ∝ 1/2 B ∝ 1/3 C ∝ 1/5 We can introduce constants of proportionality k₁, k₂, and k₃ to represent the relationships: A = k₁ / 2 B = k₂ / 3 C = k₃ / 5 We are also given that a - b + c = 22. Substituting the expressions for A, B, and C, we get: (k₁ / 2) - (k₂ / 3) + (k₃ / 5) = 22 To find the smallest number among A, B, and C, we need to determine the values of k₁, k₂, and k₃ from the above equation. We can multiply both sides of the equation by 30 (the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 5) to eliminate the fractions: 15k₁ - 10k₂ + 6k₃ = 660 This equation has infinitely many solutions, but we can find one solution by assigning values to two of the constants and solving for the third. Let's assume k₁ = 30 and k₂ = 20. Substituting these values into the equation, we get: 15(30) - 10(20) + 6k₃ = 660 450 - 200 + 6k₃ = 660 6k₃ = 410 k₃ = 68.33 Therefore, one solution is: A = 30 / 2 = 15 B = 20 / 3 = 6.67 C = 68.33 / 5 = 13.67 The smallest number among A, B, and C is B = 6.67.