From the statement of the problem we know that y is proportional to x, so the equation of y in terms of the variable x, constitutes a linear equation of the form:
[tex]y=k\cdot x[/tex]Where k is the slope.
1) We also know that for y = 5.2 the variable x takes the value x = 4, replacing these in the equation above we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5.2=k\cdot4 \\ k=\frac{5.2}{4} \\ k=1.3 \end{gathered}[/tex]2) Replacing the value of k in the first equation we get:
[tex]y=1.3\cdot x[/tex]3) Now, given the last equation and a value x = 28 we find the value for y:
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=1.3\cdot28 \\ y=36.4 \end{gathered}[/tex]In summary, the answers are:
[tex]\begin{gathered} k=1.3 \\ y=1.3x \\ y=36.4 \end{gathered}[/tex]