A messenger entered a building on the ground (0) floor. He delivered a package to someone on
the 15th floor. That person sent him with a
package to the 3rd floor, who then sent him up
to the 38th floor before finally riding the
elevator all the way back down to the ground
floor to exit. In all, how many floors did the
messenger travel?

1.4

2.3

step-by-step explanation:

the formula for the constant of variation is

y= kx

divide each side by x

y/x =kx/x

y/x =k

we know a and y

1.   y/x = k

4/1 =4

check the other values to make sure they are the same

8/2 = 4   12/3 =4   and 16/4 =4  

the constant of variation is 4

2.   y/x = k

3/1 =3

check the other values to make sure they are the same

6/2 = 3   9/3 =3   and 12/4 =3  

the constant of variation is 3

8y^50

step-by-step explanation: