SOLUTION: If x=2y and 8y=z, what is X in terms of z? THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!=)

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Question 551642: If x=2y and 8y=z, what is X in terms of z?
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Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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If x=2y and 8y=z, what is X in terms of z?
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Since:
8y=z
solving for y, we get:
y = z/8
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Substitute above into:
x=2y
x=2(z/8)
x=z/4 (this is what they're looking for)