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Which situation can NOT be represented by the equation y = 5x

A. Joel has y dollars. This amount is 5 times x, the amount of money his sister has
B. Joel has been playing baseball for x years. This is 5 times y, the number of years his brother has been playing baseball.
C. The value of y is five times the value of x
D. A company uses a total of y gallons of water at a rate of 5 gallons per hour for x hours

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B can NOT represent y=5x because you are multiplying 5 by x not by y.
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