If x = 0.75 and y = 0.6, find y when x = 5

y = 4

Step-by-step explanation:

create a proportion, then cross-multiply

0.6 / 0.75 = y / 5

5(.6) = .75y

3 = .75y

y = 3/0.75

y = 4

72 is the answer to this problem

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents