Question

The weight of a box varies directly as the volume of the box. If a 138-pound box has a volume of 23 gallons, what is the weight of a box that has a volume of 25 gallons?
A. 29 pounds B. 138 pounds C. 31 pounds D. 150 pounds

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 150 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

For be directly proportional, it has to be that as one value increases the other does it equally, so

If  138 pound box has a volume of 23 gallons for 25 gallons ?. For being directly proportional tha value must be higest

138  →  23                       $x=\frac{25*138}{23} = 150$

x      →  25