Jonathan collects postcards and stamps. the number of postcards in his collection is 12 more than 3/4 the number of stamps. he has 39 postcards in all. if jonathan has x stamps, which equation represents this situation and how many stamps does he have?

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

$6.42

step-by-step explanation: