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chad read a total of 8 books over 2 months after belonging to the book club for 5 month how many books will chad have read in all? Assume the relationship is directly proportional

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Answer:

  • 20 books

Explanation:

Direct relationship formula:

  • y = kx

Finding the coefficient k based on given:

  • 8 = 2k
  • k = 8/2
  • k = 4

For x = 5 we get the value of y:

  • y = 4*5 = 20

Answer is 20 books over 5 months

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