If why varies directly as x and y=36 when x=12.What is the constant of variation

jhezz24 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jan 11, 2011, 02:32 AM

if y varies directly as x and y=36 when x=12.What is the constant of variation

Constant variation

galactus Posts: 2,271, Reputation: 282

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Jan 11, 2011, 06:31 AM

12 times what gives you 36? That is all it is asking.

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