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x = 2 when y = 12 in the proportion x/6 = k/y. Find x when y = 8.
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Answered by Steve
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x/6 = k/y
xy = 6k, a constant

So, you want y such that

2*12 = x*8

You don't really have to know what k is.
8 years ago

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