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Examining Y=KX
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) The equation 73.14=(12.19)6 shows how much it cost for a
company to buy 6 new uniforms. How much would it cost to
$97.52
1.
buy 8 new uniforms?
$15.37
2.
2) A baker used the equation Y=KX to calculate that he had
made $61.48 after selling 4 boxes of his cookies. How much
$3.97
3.
did he make per box?
$187.92
4.
3) The equation 15.88=k4 shows that buying 4 bags of apples
would cost 15.88 dollars. How much is it for one bag?
22
5.
$4.18
6.
4) A grocery store paid $375.84 for 8 crates of milk. This can be
expressed by the equation Y=KX. How much would they
41
7.
have paid for 4 crates?
3192
8.
5) A florist used the equation Y=KX to determine how many
flowers she'd need for 6 bouquets. She determined she'd need
$12.52
9.
132 flowers. How many flowers were in each bouquet?
30
10.
6) At the hardware store you can buy 9 boxes of bolts for
$18.81. This can be expressed by the equation 18.81=(2.09)9.
How much would it cost for 2 boxes?
7) To determine how many pages would be needed to make 5
books you can use the equation, 205=(41)5. How many pages
are in one book?
8) An industrial printing machine printed 2793 pages in 7
minutes. How much would it have printed in 8 minutes?
9) The equation Y=KX shows you would make $25.04 for
recycling 8 pounds of cans. How much would you make if
you recycled 4 pounds?
10) Wendy used the equation Y=KX to determine she would need
180 beads to create 6 necklaces. How many beads did she use
per necklace?
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