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A direct variation includes the points ( – 5, – 20) and (n,8). Find n.

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A direct variation includes the points ( – 5, – 20) and (n,8). Find n.

Slopes are proportional for rise over run. Set up a proportion of x's to y's:
-5/n = -20/8

To solve this proportion for n, we type it in our math engine and we get:
n = 2
 
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