Given that y varies directly with x in the table below, what is the value of y if the value of x is 7?x24610y12243660

For direct variation, y = kx, where k is constant. Using the table, k = 12 ÷ 2 = 6, so y = 6x. When x = 7, y = 6 × 7 = 42, so the correct choice is 42.

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