Answer:
When x is -6, y will be 18
When x is -5 y will be 15
Explanation:
Create a proportion
y/x
-9/3 = x/-6 What do we need to multiply 3 by to get 6? -2, so we will multiply -9 by -2 to get 18
Some people like to solve by cross multiplying.
That would give us
(-9)(-6) = 3x
54 = 3x divide both sides by 3
18 = x
Set up the second problem as a proportion
-9/3 = x/-5 This is a little trickier. I am trying to think what I have to multiply 3 by to get -5. 3(-5/3) will give me -5, so I will multiply the top number that I know (-9) by (-5/3) to find my x.
(-9)(-5/3) = 45/3 or 15