SOLUTION: If x varies directly as y, and x = 8 when y = 12, what is y when x = 10?

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Question 414696: If x varies directly as y, and x = 8 when y = 12, what is y when x = 10?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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as, x veries directly as y,........
x= 8 then y =12
when x = 1 , y = 12/8
when x= 10, y = 12/8 *10 = 15

y = 15