document.write( "Question 1182907: If y varies jointly as w and x, fill in the missing values. Also, find the constant of proportionality.
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\n" ); document.write( "W X Y
\n" ); document.write( "45.4 18.2 121
\n" ); document.write( "19.5 41.5 ___
\n" ); document.write( "___ 8.8 155
\n" ); document.write( "12.4 ___ 79.9
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Joint variation problems are solved using the equation
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W\" ..........\"X\" ..........\"Y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"45.4\"... \"18.2\" ...\"121\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"19.5\"... \"41.5\"... ___
\n" ); document.write( "___ ....\"8.8\".... \"155\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12.4\".... ___ ...\"79.9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use first row to calaculate \"k\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"121=+k%2A18.2%2A45.4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "121= k*826.28\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k=121%2F826.28\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k=0.14643946362008037\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0.14643946362008037%2Ax%2Aw\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=+0.14643946362008037%2A41.5%2A19.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=118.5061359345500394225\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "approximately \"y=118.5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"155=+0.14643946362008037%2A8.8%2Aw\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"155=+1.288667279856707256%2Aw\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=155%2F1.288667279856707256\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"w=120.2793\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "approximately \"w=120.3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0.14643946362008037%2Ax%2Aw\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"79.9=+0.14643946362008037%2Ax%2A12.4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"79.9+=+1.81585%2A+x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=79.9%2F1.81585\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=44.00143183633\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "approximately \"x=44\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "complete table:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"W\" ..........\"X\" ..........\"Y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"45.4\"... \"18.2\" ...\"121\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"19.5\"... \"41.5\"... \"118.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"120.3\" ....\"8.8\".... \"155\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12.4\".... \"44\" ...\"79.9\"\r
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