SOLUTION: The volume of juice caries directly with the volume of water used to prepare it. Tommy used 2 L of water to make 2.5 L of juice. a) Explain why this relation is a direct variati

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Question 1159741: The volume of juice caries directly with the volume of water used to prepare it. Tommy used 2 L of water to make 2.5 L of juice.
a) Explain why this relation is a direct variation
b)Graph this variation
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not "caries"; use "VARIES".

v volume of juice
w volume of water used prepare
k variation constant
v=kw


k=v%2Fw
k=2.5%2F2
k=1.25


highlight%28v=1.25w%29

The questions (a) and (b) should make good sense for you now.

Answer by ikleyn(52848) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Both the posted problem and "quasi"-solution from other person MAKE no SENSE.