Two quantities, x and y, are directly proportional. If x is halved, what happens to y?

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Macey Todd

6 May, 11:45

Two quantities, x and y, are directly proportional. If x is halved, what happens to y?

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Jaeden Blankenship · Answer 1

Y should also be halved.

For example, if x=4 and y=2, x=2y.

If x is halved for x=2, you get 2=2y, or y=1, which is still one half of x, so the proportion remains the same.