Question

A. Tell whether x and y show direct variation. Explain your reasoning.

1. x = y - 2 / 9

2. 5x - 3y = 0
My answer: Yes because 5 and 3 pass through the origin (0).

Answer 1

1. no, I see a constant

2. yes, which you had
but your "reasoning" statement makes no sense

did you mean to say, "because (0,0) satisfies the equation?