Proportional Relationships

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What is a proportional relationship?

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A relationship between two quantities where the ratio of one quantity to the other is constant.

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How do you simplify the fraction 14/35?

Back

2/5

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What are the units for a speed of 50 miles per hour?

Back

Miles and hours

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What is the constant of proportionality in a relationship?

Back

The constant ratio between two proportional quantities.

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Which graph represents a proportional relationship?

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A graph that passes through the origin and is a straight line.

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What does it mean if two quantities are proportional?

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If one quantity increases, the other quantity increases at a constant rate.

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How can you identify a non-proportional relationship from a table?

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If the ratios of corresponding values are not constant, the relationship is non-proportional.

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What is an example of a proportional relationship in real life?

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The relationship between distance and time when traveling at a constant speed.

Front

If y = kx, what does k represent?

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The constant of proportionality.

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What is the formula to find the constant of proportionality?

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k = y/x, where k is the constant, y is the dependent variable, and x is the independent variable.