Question

bridgetts gross pay her per year(40,000).her net is (27,001)as a result of her payroll deductions.last year bridgetts salery was (37,700).her net is (25,259).write an equation of direct variation indicating bridgetts net pay y as a function of gross pay x.

Answer 1

I could be wrong but if your numbers are correct.
I first : 27001/40000
to get
m= .675025

Then I did

25259/37700
to get
m= .67