Suppose y varies directly with x. if y = –4 when x = 8, what is the equation of direct variation? complete the steps to write the equation of direct variation. start with the equation of direct variation y = kx. substitute in the given values for x and y to get . solve for k to get . write the direct variation equation with the value found for k. the equation is

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The accompanying table shows the numbers of male and female students in a particular country who received bachelor's degrees in business in a recent year. complete parts (a) and (b) below. business degrees nonbusiness degrees total male 189131 634650 823781 female 169539 885329 1054868 total 358670 1519979 1878649 (a) find the probability that a randomly selected student is male, given that the student received a business degree. the probability that a randomly selected student is male, given that the student received a business degree, is nothing. (round to three decimal places as needed.) (b) find the probability that a randomly selected student received a business degree, given that the student is female. the probability that a randomly selected student received a business degree, given that the student is female, is nothing. (round to three decimal places as needed.)

Solve 3x-18=2y and 5x-6y=6 by elimination show work