Does the equation represent a direct variation. if so, find the constant of variation.
5x= -3y
a. no
b: yes k= -5/3
c yes k= 5/3
d yes k= -3/5

Ms. sutton recorded the word counts and scores of the top ten essays in a timed writing contest. the table shows her data. how does the word count of an essay relate to its score in the contest? word count tends to decrease as the score decreases. word count tends to increase as the score decreases. word count tends to remain constant as the score decreases. word count has no apparent relationship to the score of the essay.

Hi, can anyone show me how to do this problem? 100 points for this. in advance

Cody ran nine miles on his first day of training. the next day he ran 1/8 that distance. how far did he run the second day?