Question

When x=8 y=20. What is y when x=42?

Answer 1

X = 8 and y = 20

x = 42 y = 

42/8 = 5.25

20*5.25 = 105

y = 105

Answer: y will equal 105

Answer 2

If you would like to know what is y when x = 42, you can calculate this using the following steps:

x = 8 ... y = 20
x = 42 ... y = ? 

8 * y = 20 * 42      /8
y = 20 * 42 / 8
y = 105

The correct result would be: y = 105 when x = 42.