Question

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If y varies directly as x, and y equals 8 when x equals 6, find x when y equals sixteen.
Choose one answer.
A. 2
B. 3
C. twelve
D. fourteen

Answer 1

@Kash_TheSmartGuy

Answer 2

@Denatester

Answer 3

C. Confirm it.

Answer 4

C?

Answer 5

Yup. Because as you multiply "y" by 2, you multiply "x" by 2 also. So, x= 12.

Answer 6

ok

Answer 7

if it varies directly, it is proportional. So make a proportion and solve for the missing variable
6/8 = x/16

Answer 8

Exactly. S0 multiply 6 by 2, to get 12.

Answer 9

yep ^^