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OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

Variable y varies directly with variable x, and y = 4 when x = 7. What is the value of x when y = 12?

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

@snazzychazzy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If y = 12 then that means

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

divide?

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

@yuritheawesome

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok hi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you remember the last one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it was y=xk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so that is what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12=7k

OpenStudy (anonymous):

know what would you do to get k by itself?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@TheEdwardsFamily

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

divide, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So divide 7 to both sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and tell me what you get

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

i got 1.71

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok yes or if it is rounding tenths or ones it would be 1.7 or 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if there is rounding

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I hope i helped with your question plz medal if i did help :)

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

no

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

thnx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so was it right?

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

can i have a medal 2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:( well i am sorry

OpenStudy (theedwardsfamily):

OS is lagging... its switching our replies from top to bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ikr

OpenStudy (anonymous):

WAIT I THINK I KNOW WHY IT WAS WRONG I KNOW

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OH IT WAS INSTEAD OF 12=7k IT WAS 12=21k BECAUSE OF 4 TURNED TO 12 OH I GET IT KNOW I AM SUPER SORRY

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SO IT WAS 12/21

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SO IT IS 0.6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I THINK THAT WAS THE CORRECT ANSWER

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