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Item 6 The cost y (in dollars) to rent a camping tent is proportional to the number xx of days that the tent is rented. It costs $56 to rent a tent for 7 days. Write an equation that represents the cost
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The cost y (in dollars) to rent a camping tent is proportional to the number xx of days that the tent is rented. It costs $56 to rent a tent for 7 days. Write an equation that represents the cost to rent a camping tent for x days.

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y=kx, k is not equal to 0
when y=56, x=7, 56=7k
k=8
so the equation is y=8x
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