To solve, we need to know by how much y increase to know how much to increase x by:
First step, divide the new value, 36 by the original 24:
36/24 = 1.5
Now, multiply the 1.5 by the x to get the new increase value:
16 x 1.5 = 24
So, x= 24 when y= 36
Hope this helps!
