SOLUTION: tell whether the equation is a direct variation. if so identify the constant of variation. 3y=5-4x please provide steps so that I can know how to do future problems thank

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Question 1004307: tell whether the equation is a direct variation. if so identify the constant of variation.
3y=5-4x
please provide steps so that I can know how to do future problems
thank you
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not direct variation. There is a constant term, 5, stopping the equation from being a variation of the direct or inverse kind. If this were 3y=-4x, then it would be a direct variation.