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    The document discusses proportional relationships and how to identify the constant of proportionality (k) between two variables. It provides examples of finding k using tables of x and y values, including practice problems and their answers. It also explains how to determine if a relationship shown in a table is proportional by calculating k for each pair of values and seeing if all the k values are equal. If they are equal, the relationship is proportional.

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    Constant

    of Proportionality

    Notes
    Proportional Relationships
    Proportion: a statement that two rates or ratios are equivalent

    Rate of Change: the rate that describes how one quantity


    changes in relation to another quantity

    Constant of Proportionality (k): represents the constant


    rate of change between x (the independent variable) and y
    (the dependent variable)

    Formula: k = y/x
    Practice
    Find the constant of proportionality (k) for the table
    below:

    k = y/x x y
    2 10
    k = 10/2 4 20
    6 30
    k=5
    Practice
    Find the constant of proportionality (k) for the table
    below:

    k = y/x x y
    2 7
    k = 7/2 4 14
    7 24.5
    k = 3.5 13 45.5
    Find the constant of proportionality for all of the
    tables below.
    # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4
    x y x y x y x y
    2 5 8 2 6 42 2 24
    4 10 16 4 7 49 3 36
    8 20 24 6 9 63 5 60

    # 5 # 6 # 7
    x y x y x y
    2 19 3 10.5 2 21.5
    3 28.5 4 14 7 75.25
    8 76 9 31.5 8 86
    Answers

    1 à 2.5 2 à 0.25 3 à7 4 à 12
    x y x y x y x y
    2 5 8 2 6 42 2 24
    4 10 16 4 7 49 3 36
    8 20 24 6 9 63 5 60

    5 à 9.5 6 à 3.5 7 à 10.75


    x y x y x y
    2 19 3 10.5 2 21.5
    3 28.5 4 14 7 75.25
    8 76 9 31.5 8 86
    Marco is a churro fan, and purchases churros from the
    same store every week. There is no price list for
    churros, so he is trying to calculate the unit rate (price
    per churro), given the following amounts he purchased
    and corresponding cost. What is the cost per churro?
    Number of Churros Total Cost ($)
    3 6.75
    5 11.25
    8 18
    12 27

    $6.75/ 3 = $2.25 per churro


    Find the constant of proportionality (k) for the table
    below:

    x y
    3 7.5
    8 20
    15 37.5
    k = y/x
    k = 20/8
    k = 2.5
    Find the constant of proportionality (k) for the table
    below:

    # of bananas 3 5 8 20
    Total cost ($) 0.69 1.15 1.84 4.60

    k = y/x

    k = 4.6/20 The cost per banana


    is $0.23
    k = 0.23
    Proportional Relationships
    To determine if the relationship is proportional between
    the variables on the table, calculate the constant of
    proportionality (k) for each set of data (x,y), and see if they
    are all equivalent. If they are not, it is not proportional.

    If x and y are not listed, remember x is the independent


    variable, and y is the dependent variable in the
    relationship.

    For example: the number of bananas you choose to buy is


    independent. The price you pay is dependent on the
    number of bananas.
    Practice
    The table below shows the relationship between the
    amount charged by a house cleaning company and the
    amount of time worked. Is this relationship a
    proportional relationship?

    Time worked (hours) 1 2 3 5 8


    Total cost (dollars) 45 90 135 225 360

    k = 45/1 = 45 k = 225/5 = 45
    k = 90/2 = 45 k = 360/8 = 45
    k= 135/ = 45 The relationship is
    3
    proportional
    Practice
    Callie earns money by dog sitting. Based on the table,
    is the relationship between the amount Callie earns
    and the number of days a proportional relationship?
    Number of Days 1 2 3 4 5
    Amount Earned ($) 16 32 48 64 80

    k = 16/1 = 16 k = 64/4 = 16
    k = 32/2 = 16 k = 80/5 = 16
    k = 48/3 = 16 The relationship is
    proportional
    Proportional Relationships
    If you are given a table, and the relationship between the
    independent variable and dependent variable are
    proportional, you can calculate any missing values in the
    table.

    x y k = 1/3 = x/6
    3 1
    6 2 x=2
    12 4

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