SOLUTION: Suppose y is directly proportional to x (a) If y=8 when x= 13, find k so that y=kx. (b) Then use y=kx to find y when x=3

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Question 195039: Suppose y is directly proportional to x
(a) If y=8 when x= 13, find k so that y=kx.
(b) Then use y=kx to find y when x=3
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=kx
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8=k*13,,,,,given (13,8)
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8/13 =k
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y=8/13 * x = (8/13) * 3 = 24 /13, when x =3