document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135634>Question 135634</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w is directly proportional to z. If w = -6 when z =2,find w when z =-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99364 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99364\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two quantities y and x are said to be in direct proportion if y is given by a constant multiple of x, i.e. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=cx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=cx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where c is a constant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, for your problem <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=cz ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=cz\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6=2c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6=2c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=%28-6%29%2F2=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=%28-6%29%2F2=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can write:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=-3z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=-3z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is now a simple matter of substitution and arithmetic. </SPAN>\n" );
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