Assume y varies directly as x. find the constant of variation k if:
(express answer as an improper fraction.)
x = -2 and y = -5

An episode of a television show is 60 minutes long when it originally airs with commercials. on a dvd without commercials, the episode is only 417 minutes long. how many1-minute commercials did the episode include when it originally aired? write and solve an equation to justify your answer.

Aman is 6 feet 3 inches tall. the top of his shadow touches a fire hydrant that is 13 feet 6 inches away. what is the angle of elevation from the base of the fire hydrant to the top of the man's head?

1. writing an equation for an exponential function by 2. a piece of paper that is 0.6 millimeter thick is folded. write an equation for the thickness t of the paper in millimeters as a function of the number n of folds. the equation is t(n)= 3. enter an equation for the function that includes the points. (-2, 2/5) and (-1,2)