Can you please help me! I'm terrible at math...

Which does not show a direct variation between x and y?
A. y= 5x
B. y= 6/x
C. y= 0.7x
D. y= x/9

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Can you please help me! I'm terrible at math...

Which does not show a direct variation between x and y?
A. y= 5x
B. y= 6/x
C. y= 0.7x
D. y= x/9

anonymous · Answer

Is it D?

anonymous · Answer

I'll give a medal!

skullpatrol · Answer

Nope...

skullpatrol · Answer

What does "direct" variation mean to you?

pooja195 · Answer

$$y=kx$$ this is a direct variation use this to help answer your question

anonymous · Answer

So would the answer be A?

pooja195 · Answer

Looks right @skullpatrol its correct right?

skullpatrol · Answer

Which does $$\Huge{NOT}$$ show a direct variation

anonymous · Answer

ohh.. sorry, I'm kinda still tiered this early in the morning... ok so I've been thinking on this... and I think it's B. (and I'm not just guessing)
Am I correct?

skullpatrol · Answer

Yes, you are correct :-)

anonymous · Answer

OMG! Thank you so much for helping and cooperating with me! :)

skullpatrol · Answer

Thanks for trying so hard to learn something new.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for the medal. :)

skullpatrol · Answer

You are very welcome, you deserve it :D

skullpatrol · Answer

May I suggest you now write down your thought process that you used to arrive at the correct answer and review it periodically so that you don't for get it on the test?

anonymous · Answer

I already di in my trusty old math homework notebook. :) Thanks for suggesting it, because I can tend to be a forgetful person at time.

skullpatrol · Answer

Learning math has a lot to do with remembering  methods and patterns.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah. all in all Thanks again. :)