<u>Answer</u>
3
<u>Explanation</u>
Y varies directly as x
Y ∝ x Inserting constant of variation, k,
Y = kx
k = Y/x
= 18/6
= 3
Answer: x=1
Step-by-step explanation: 6x+24=30
6x=6
x=1
Answer:
5.5%
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this problem we can use a modified version of the simple interest formula which is shown below:

<em>I = interest amount</em>
<em>P = principal amount</em>
<em>t = time (years)</em>
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The first step is to find the interest gained from the investment.

Next, plug in the values into the equation:
Multiply the bottom values
Divide the values

The last step is to convert 0.055 into a percent:

The interest rate is 5.5%