Determine whether y varies directly with x. if so find the constant of variation k and write the equation.
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Twenty-five percent of the customers entering a grocery store between 5 p. m. and 7 p. m. use an express checkout. consider five randomly selected customers, and let x denote the number among the five who use the express checkout.

Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 crayons. one item from each box is chosen at random. what is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Why is causation so much more difficult to prove than correlation?