The real way is to subtract the term with the variable on the right first, but both Spencer and Jeremiah are correct. When you do them both, they arrive at the same answer, only that Spencer's would be 2/5, and Jeremiah's would be -2/-5, which is 2/5, because you divide negative by a negative. It doesn't matter which term with the variable you would cancel out first. Either way, you still arrive at the correct answer.
Direct variation means their ratio is a constant
x/y is 9/45=1/5
so when x=2, y=5*2=10
Although there is no picture, I will assume this is a triangle we are talking about since the terms base and height are being used. If that is the case, the height is roughly 38.72in.
To find this, we will use the area of a triangle formula.
1/2bh = a ---> plug in known values.
1/2(12.6)(h) = 244 ---> multiply to simplify
6.3(h) = 244 ----> divide both sides by 6.3
h = 38.73
Answer: 14 cars
Step-by-step explanation: x-7+6=13
X-1=13, x=14
