When x=6, y=4. If y is proportional to x, what is the value for y when x=9?

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The decibel level of sound is 50 db greater on a busy street than in a quiet room where the intensity of sound is watt/m2. the level of sound in the quiet room is db, and the intensity of sound in the busy street is watt/m2. use the formula , where is the sound level in decibels, i is the intensity of sound, and is the smallest sound intensity that can be heard by the human ear (roughly equal to watts/m2).

Which of the binomials below is a factor of this exression? 16x^2+40xy+25y^2 a.4x-5y b. 2x-5y c.4x+5y d.2x+5y