Two quantities, x and y, are directly proportional. If you take a third of x, what happens to y

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Two quantities, x and y, are directly proportional. If you take a third of x, what happens to y

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Queenie · Answer 1

If two quantities are directly proportional, they increase and decrease at the same rate. Therefore, if you take a third of x, you also take a third of y.

Demarion Maxwell · Answer 2

Answer: Because of the direct proportion, the y-value would also be one-third of what it was before.