Question

y is directly proportional to x, and y=56 when x=7. Find the value of y when x=4.

Answer 1

56 / 7 = 8

so 8x =y

so when x = 4
y=8(4)
y= 32

Answer 2

the answer would be 32 because x/y= 7/4 and 7 divided by 4 is 1.75 so you divide 56 by 1.75 and you should get 32