document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695157>Question 695157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If y varies dirctly as x, and x = 9 when y = 15, find y when x = 33. I think the formula is Y=KX.  This is the way I did it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=KX    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "15=K(9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/9=K     (divided both sides by 9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.667= K\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y=KX<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=1.667 times 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=55.003\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this done right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #428347 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pmatei><B>pmatei(79)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pmatei><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=428347\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Very good. You did everything correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only thing I would recommend is that you keep <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k=15%2F9=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k=15%2F9=5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > instead of decimal number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When multiplying <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k=5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%285%2F3%29%2A33=55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%285%2F3%29%2A33=55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slight difference between your answer 55.003 and my answer 55 comes from rounding up the fraction <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to 1.667. Keeping everything as fractions, always gives you the correct answers, where decimals might be a little bit off. </SPAN>\n" );
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