Answer:
In direct variation, as one variable is multiplied by a constant and increases, another variable (the quotient) also increases. Suppose Jane works at McDonald’s and is paid $9.35 per hour. Her total wages vary directly with the amount of hours she works. If she works 1 hour, her gross wages (before taxes) are $9.35, and if she works 2 hours her gross wages are $18.70. If she works 8 hours, her wages are $74.80. If the hours she works are plotted on the x axis against her wages on the y axis, the resulting line is a straight line showing direct variation.
