document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68617>Question 68617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the constant of variatio k.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m varies directly with n; m = 144 when n = 8. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m varies directly with n; m = 144 when n = 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = n*k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for m and n, solve for k:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 = 8k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144/8 = k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = k </SPAN>\n" );
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