Direct Variation

Eduardo counted ten seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder, and he knew that the lightning was about 2 miles away. What is the constant of variation?

• k = 10
• k = 2
• k = 5
• k = 1/5

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Eduardo counted ten seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder, and he knew that the lightning was about 2 miles away. What is the equation of variation?

• y = 10x
• y = 2x
• y = 5x
• y = 1/5x

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Eduardo counted ten seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder, and he knew that the lightning was about 2 miles away. If he counted four seconds between the next flash of lightning and thunder, about how far away was the lightning? 

• 40 miles
• 4/5 miles
• 8 miles
• 20 miles

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A person’s weekly pay is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. Shawn’s pay is $123.00 for 20 hours of work. What is the constant of variation?

• k = 123
• k = 20
• k = 6.15
• k = 0.16

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

A person’s weekly pay is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. Shawn’s pay is $123.00 for 20 hours of work. What is the equation of variation?

• y = 123x
• y = 20x
• y = 6.15x
• y = 0.16x

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A person’s weekly pay is directly proportional to the number of hours worked. Shawn’s pay is $123.00 for 20 hours of work. Find the amount of pay for 31 hours of work. 

• $3813
• $620
• $190.65
• $4.96

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

At top speed, a rabbit can cover 7 miles in 12 minutes. What is the constant of variation?

• k = 7
• k = 12
• k = 12/7
• k = 7/12

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

At top speed, a rabbit can cover 7 miles in 12 minutes. What is the equation of variation?

• y = 7x
• y = 12x
• y = 12/7x
• y = 7/12x

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

At top speed, a rabbit can cover 7 miles in 12 minutes. If a rabbit could continue at this rate indefinitely, how long would it take the rabbit to cross the 220-mile expanse of the Mojave Desert? 

• 31.4 minutes
• 18.3 minutes
• 377.1 minutes
• 128.1 minutes

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

A dishwasher uses 65 gallons of water to wash 5 loads of dishes. What is the constant of variation?

• k = 13
• k = 65
• k = 5
• k = 1/13

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B