SOLUTION: Suppose y varies directly with x, and y = 14 when x = 4. What is the value of y when x = 6
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Question 673323: Suppose y varies directly with x, and y = 14 when x = 4. What is the value of y when x = 6
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Suppose y varies directly with x, and y = 14 when x = 4. What is the value of y when x = 6
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Since y varies directly with x, then we have: y = kx, with k being the constant of variation
y = kx
14 = - 4k
k = 14/- 4, or - 7/2, or - 3.5
y = kx
y = - 3.5(- 6)
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