Question

The conversion of square feet to square yards can be represented by direct variation. Three square yards are equivalent to 27 square feet. Let y represent the number of square yards and x the number of square feet. Then y varies directly with x. What is the constant of variation? What is the equation representing the direct variation?

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct answer is;

A.1/9

A.y=(1/9)x

Answer 2

Answer:

Part 1) The constant of variation is $k=1/9$

part 2) The equation is $y=\frac{1}{9}x$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

A relationship between two variables, x, and y, represent a proportional variation if it can be expressed in the form $y/x=k$ or $y=kx$

Let

x -----> the number of square feet

y ----->  the number of square yards

Three square yards are equivalent to 27 square feet

so

we have the point (27,3)

Part 1) What is the constant of variation?

The constant of variation or proportionality is equal to

$k=y/x$

substitute the values

$k=3/27$

Simplify

$k=1/9$

Part 2) What is the equation representing the direct variation?

we know that

$y=kx$

substitute the value of k

$y=\frac{1}{9}x$