SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem. the electric current (I), in amperes, in a circuit varies directly as the voltage (V). When 12 volts are applied, the current is 4 amperes

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Question 555816: Please help me solve this word problem.
the electric current (I), in amperes, in a circuit varies directly as the voltage (V). When 12 volts are applied, the current is 4 amperes. Predict the current when 18 volts are applied.

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If varies directly as then . Using the initial condition values, calculate by calculating . Then calculate any other value using your knowledge of the value of

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