document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118330>Question 118330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a varies directly as band a=16 when b=-8, what is b when a=4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a = kb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and a=16 when b=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = k*-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " what is b when a=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since a = -2b,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = -2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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