The cost of the pencils (C) is directly proportional to the number of pencils (n). When the proportionality sign (∝) is replaced with an equal sign (=), the equation is \(x = k y\). The constant value ...

A new study finds that neonatal birthweights increase in direct proportion with the number of births of the mother in at least 30 percent of all cases. Large for gestational weight (LGA) babies are at ...

If you're one of the 45% of Australians with private health insurance, chances are the government pays, or has paid, a ...

In this graph, 𝑥 and 𝑦 are directly proportional. This means that when 𝑥 doubles, 𝑦 also doubles, and when 𝑥 triples, so does 𝑦. In fact, for all coordinates on this line, you could multiply or ...

This week, the Obama administration announced it will create a new poverty-measurement system that will eventually displace the current poverty measure. This new measure, which has little or nothing ...

The contribution of direct taxes in the total tax collection in 2016-17 has fallen below 50 per cent to 49.66 per cent for the first time since 2006-07. This is despite a 15 per cent growth witnessed ...

The underestimation of factor intensities when only direct factor contents are used is addressed in this paper. It expands the scope of measurement to include the indirect effects of factor use, which ...

Learn how spinoffs of subsidiaries from a parent company are typically done, and what determines whether a spinoff is taxable or tax-free.

A Cochrane review of the evidence on the effectiveness, costs and cost-effectiveness of dental auxiliaries in providing care traditionally provided by dentists identified just five studies. 14 Four of ...