suppose you & your friends are going to the movies.The amount of money you spend for tickets varies directly with the number of people buying tickets.If you spend $48 for six tickets ,What is the constant of variation?

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parthkohli · Answer

$ \color{Black}{\Rightarrow y  = kx}$
Take $y$ as the ticket.
Take $x$ as the total amount.

lgbasallote · Answer

hmm wait...i wrote it backwards

parthkohli · Answer

Wait.. isn't it supposed to be 48 = 6k?

lgbasallote · Answer

y should be the amount of money
x is the number of tickets

y = kx

substitute...

48 = 6k

now solve for k

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks for the help you guys

parthkohli · Answer

yw :)

sriram · Answer

48 for 6 tickets
hence
1 ticket would be 48/6=8$