SOLUTION: If y varies directly as x and y = 13 when x = 27, find y if x = 44

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Question 1050501: If y varies directly as x and y = 13 when x = 27, find y if x = 44
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=kx
13=k*27
k=13/27
use that in the second
y=(13/27)*44=21.19