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Suppose y varies directly with x. When x is 5, y is 15. What is y when x is 12?

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Answer:

y = 36

Explanation:

given y varies directly with x then the equation relating them is

y = kx ← k is the constant of variation

to find k use the condition when x = 5 , y = 15

15 = 5k ( divide both sides by 5 )

3 = k

y = 3x ← equation of variation

when x = 12 , then

y = 3 × 12 = 36

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