Original members: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
purpose:
formed to promote economic, military, and cultural cooperation among its members, which include almost all of the independent states of the Western Hemisphere.
Answer:
y = 156 when x = 12
Explanation:
<em>y</em> varies directly with <em>x</em>: y = kx
Step 1: Plug in variables
65 = 5k
Step 2: Solve for <em>k</em>
<em>k</em> = 13
Step 3: Plug in other variables (new)
y = 13(12)
y = 156