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PLEASE HELP!! In an equation, y varies directly with x.

if x =4 when y =16 what is the value of x when y=12

PLEASE HELP!! In an equation, y varies directly with x. if x =4 when y =16 what is-example-1
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Answer:

x=0

Explanation:

"y varies directly as x," means that when one increases/decreases, the other does the same thing

so when y decreses by 4 from 16 to 12, x decreases by 4 too

4-4=0

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