Answer:
(2y + 22) years
Step-by-step explanation:
kamau is now 2 years older than Jane if Janes age is y now what will be the total age in 10 years.
Answer: If Jane is y years old now and Kamau is 2 years older than Jane, therefore the age of Kamau now would be 2 + y years.
In ten years time Jane age would be y + 10 years while the age of Kamau would be y + 2 + 10 = y + 12 years.
To get their total age we just have to add their individual age. Therefore the total age in 10 years = Age of Kamau in ten years + age of Jane in ten years = (y + 12) + (y + 10) = y + 12 + y + 10 = y + y + 12 + 10 = 2y + 22 years
Ah, direct variation/proportion.
That is simply a linear equation with a y-intercept of 0.
So... let's solve this.
Simply put, a direct variation multiplies the x-value by a constant to get the y-value.
Let's take the point

on this graph and solve for the constant of proportionality:

We easily solve that and get our answer of

. (B)
x=3 1/4 is not a solution to the equation.
12 5/8=x+9 1/4 Subtract 9 1/4 from each side 3 3/8=x, but 3 1/4=3 2/8
D is the only one which would make sense :)