Respuesta :

Y should be equal to 17.5.

Answer:

[tex]y=17.5[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

A relationship between two variables, x, and y, represent a direct variation if it can be expressed in the form [tex]y/x=k[/tex] or [tex]y=kx[/tex]

Step 1

Find the value of the constant k

we have

[tex]y=7, x=2[/tex]

substitute

[tex]7/2=k[/tex]

[tex]k=3.5[/tex]

so

the equation is equal to

[tex]y=3.5x[/tex]

Step 2

Find the value of y when [tex]x=5[/tex]

substitute in the equation

[tex]y=3.5(5)=17.5[/tex]