document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613583>Question 613583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If y varies directly as x, what is the value of y in these ordered pairs? (3, 12) and (24, y) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #386090 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=386090\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are told y varies directly with x. So you can write the equation as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > whre A is a constant. You are then given two points. Use the first point to solve for A. Then use the information in the second point to solve for y. As follows\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > plug int he coordinates from the first point and solve for A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug A into the base equation to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+4%2A24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+4%2A24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now plug in the second value for x and solve for y<BR>\n" );
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