Eighteen 2.5 gallon buckets are needed to fill a cistern with water. Find the constant of variation. Please help! Thank you!

Given:

Eighteen 2.5 gallon buckets are needed to fill a cistern with water.

To find:

The constant of variation.

Solution:

If y is directly proportional to x, then

Where, k is constant of variation.

In the given problem, water in cistern (w) is directly proportional to number of buckets (n).

       (Capacity of each bucket is 2.5 gallons)

Therefore, the constant of variation is 2.5.

the correct functions are

h(x) = 3x + 2  

g(x) = 2^x

step-by-step explanation:

i proceed to calculate the different values ​​of k (x)

case 1)  k(x) = g(x) ∘ h(x)

g(x) ∘ h(x)=g(h(x))

k(x) = [2]^[3x + > is the option  4. k(x) = 2^(3x + 2 )

case 2)  k(x) = g(x) + h(x)

k(x) = [2^x]+[3x + 2]=2^x+3x+> is the option  1.) k(x) = 2^x + 3x + 2

case 3)k(x) = h(x) ÷ g(x)

k(x) =  [3x + 2]/[2^x]=3x/(2^x)+2/(2^x)=3x*(2^-x)+2^(1-x)

is the option  3.)   k(x) = (3x)2^(-x) + 2^(-x + 1 )

case 4)k(x) = g(x) - h(x)

k(x) =  [2^x]-[3x + 2]=2^x-3x-> is the option  2.) k(x) = 2^x - 3x - 2 

case 5)  k(x) = g(x) × h(x)

k(x) = [2^x]*[3x + > is the option  5.) k(x) = 2^x(3x + 2)

case 6)k(x) = h(x) ∘ g(x)

h(x) ∘ g(x)=h(g(x))

k(x)=3*[2^x]+> is the option  6. k(x) = 3(2^x) +2