Question

Suppose y is directly proportional to x. If y= 24 when x=2, what is the value of x when y= 144?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

Because y=24 and x=2 you do the following:

144/24=6

Then, 6x2=12 because it is proportional

Or you could do 24/2=12 and 144/12=12