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If a variable (such as y) is directly proportional to another variable (such as x), they both increase and decrease simultaneously. An equation for two directly proportional variables is:

y = ax

It's sort of like a linear equation, but it always goes through the origin.

An example is y = 6x. Notice that it forms a straight line and crosses the origin, and that y and x increase in the same direction.

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if y is directly proportional to x and y=16 when x=20, what is the value of y when x=5

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