SOLUTION: If y varies directly as x, and y=6 when x=9 find y when x =27

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Question 1134154: If y varies directly as x, and y=6 when x=9 find y when x =27
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=kx
6=9k
k=2/3
use that k in the next part
y=kx
=(2/3)(27)
y=18