7.9k views
0 votes
On a number line, a number, b, is located the same distance from 0 as another number, a, but in the opposite direction. The number b varies directly with the number a. For example b = 2 3/4when a = –2 3/4. Which equation represents this direct variation between a and b?

User Laurenn
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

a = -b

Explanation:

a = kb

-2 3/4 = k × 2 3/4

k = -1

a = -1 × b

a = -b

User Holian
by
7.8k points

Related questions

1 answer
5 votes
113k views
2 answers
0 votes
132k views
asked Apr 19, 2024 173k views
Sachin Rammoorthy asked Apr 19, 2024
by Sachin Rammoorthy
7.8k points
1 answer
1 vote
173k views