Posted by Jane on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 1:37pm.
what does "y varies diretly with x" nean?
It means that there is some constant k, such that y = kx.
so, knowing that 8 = k*20 (because they told us that y = 8 when x is 20), we see that k = 8/20, or 2/5.
Thus, y = 2/5 x
when x=10, y = 2/5 * 10 = 4
So, you got the right value for y, but you needed to review just what "y varies diretly with x" means.
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