SOLUTION: y varies directly with x, y=65 when x=5. find y when x=12.

Question 227860: y varies directly with x, y=65 when x=5. find y when x=12.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the formula for for y varies directly with x is:

y = k*x

when y = 65, x = 5, so your equation becomes:

65 = 5*k

solve for k and you get k = 13 because 13 * 5 = 65.

question was find y when x = 12.

equation of y = k*x becomes y = 13 * 12 = 156.

you have y = 156 when x = 13.

we solved this using the formula y = k*x.

we could also have solved this by using the ratio equation of:

5/65 = 12/y

cross multiply to get 5*y = 12*65

divide both sides of this equation by 5 to get:

y = 12*65/5 which becomes y = 12*13 which becomes y = 156

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