Algebra Examples

$y = \frac{3}{8} x$

Step 1

Combine $\frac{3}{8}$ and $x$ .

$y = \frac{3 x}{8}$

Step 2

Since the equation can be written in the form $y = k x$ , $y$ varies directly with $x$ and $k$ . The constant of variation, $k$ , is $\frac{3}{8}$ .

$\frac{3}{8}$