Question

The number of sticks of gum varies directly as the number of packages. There are 36 sticks of gum in 2 packages. Suppose you have 5 packages of gum. The direct variation equation to determine how many sticks you have is ________giving you _______sticks of gum

Answer 1

Each packet gives you 18 sticks of gum. If you asked how many in 5 packets it would be 90 sticks.