A 15-ounce bag of Skittles costs $7.35, a 12-ounce bag of Skittles costs $5.16, and a 9-ounce bag of Skittles costs $4.14. Which bag is the better
buy?

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:

-7/8

step-by-step explanation:

instead of subtracting you add the -6/8 and -1/8