[tex]\bf \begin{array}{llll}
\textit{"\underline{w} varies jointly as \underline{x} and \underline{y}}\\
\textit{and inversely as the square of \underline{z}"}
\end{array}\implies w=\cfrac{kxy}{z^2}
\\\\\\
\textit{we also know that }
\begin{cases}
w=280\\
x=30\\
y=12\\
z=3
\end{cases}\implies 280=\cfrac{k(30)(12)}{3^2}[/tex]