In this graph, 𝑥 and 𝑦 are directly proportional. This means that when 𝑥 doubles, 𝑦 also doubles, and when 𝑥 triples, so does 𝑦. In fact, for all coordinates on this line, you could multiply or ...

More decorators working on a job would reduce the time to complete the task. They are inversely proportional. If two quantities are inversely proportional, one increases as the other decreases at the ...

With the Sundance Film Festival right around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to re-publish a little post I wrote some time ago in the waning days of the 2008 fest. Originally published ...

Perhaps oligarchs facing the loss of their superyachts to sanctions might draw comfort from what my late father, a highly experienced sailor, used to tell me — that the pleasure derived from owning a ...