SOLUTION: If x and y are directly related when x = 2 and y = 7, find y when x =8

Question 226321: If x and y are directly related when x = 2 and y = 7, find y when x =8
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If x and y are directly related when x = 2 and y = 7, find y when x =8

Step 1. Given x and y are directly related then y/x=a where a is a constant.

Step 2. Then . Solving for y yields the following steps.

Multiply by 8 to both sides of the equation

Step 3. ANSWER:

I hope the above steps were helpful.

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