document.write( "Question 1109382: y is directly proportional to x, and y = 20 when x = 6. What is y when x = 14? \n" ); document.write( "
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y is directly proportional to x, and y = 20 when x = 6. What is y when x = 14?
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\n" ); document.write( "y = k*x
\n" ); document.write( "20 = k*6
\n" ); document.write( "k = 10/3
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\n" ); document.write( "What is y when x = 14?
\n" ); document.write( "y = 14*10/3 = 140/3
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\n" ); document.write( "You don't have to solve for k:
\n" ); document.write( "20/6 = y/14
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "6y = 280
\n" ); document.write( "y = 140/3
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