B because the sum of 2 sides must be GREATER than the 3rd side
As y varies directly with x, there is a proportionality constant. As x increases by that certain constant, y also increases. We equate:
y = kx
where k = proportionality constant.
Given the condition, y = 5 when x = 4, then we solve for k:
5 = k(4)
k = 5/4 or 1.25
When y = 8, then
8 = (5/4)(x)
x = 8/(5/4) = (8)(4/5) = 32/5 or 6.4 (ANSWER)
Answer: There are 152 apples.
The explanation is shown below:
- You need to write the following three equations, where 
is the the number of apples, 
is the number of pears and 
is the number of oranges:
1) 
2) 
3) 
- You must substitute the equation 3) into the equation 2):
- Now, you need to solve for in the equation 1) and then you must substitute it into :
- Solve for , as following:
- Therefore, there are 152 apples.
