Work each problem. Suppose y is directly proportional to x, and xis replaced by 1/3x. What happens to y?

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2021-06-12

Work each problem. Suppose y is directly proportional to x, and xis replaced by 13x. What happens to y?

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Nathaniel Kramer

Nathaniel Kramer

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Take the information given and writeit out in mathematical form. This shows that y varies directly as x. We see that when we replace x with (13)x, is multiplied be 13. y=kx
y=k((13)x)
y=(13)kx

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