HunterCoco
HunterCoco HunterCoco
  • 31-03-2015
  • Mathematics
Answered

Variable y varies directly with variable x, and y = 5 when x = 8.

What is the value of x when y = 15?

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crisforp
crisforp crisforp
  • 31-03-2015
8 _ _ _ _ _ 5 
x _ _ _ _ _ 15

8 / x = 5 / 15 ;
x = ( 8 × 15 ) / 5 ;
x = 120 / 5 ;
x = 24 ;
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iGreen
iGreen iGreen
  • 31-03-2015
y = kx

Plug in what we know:

5 = k(8)

5 = 8k

Divide 8 to both sides:

k = 0.625

Plug this back into the equation along with y = 15:

y = kx

15 = 0.625x

Divide 0.625 to both sides:

x = 24
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