Write an equation for proportionoal relationships

Write an equation for proportionoal relationships

When creating an equation for a proportional relationship, you want to find the constant of proportionality. You find the constant of proportionality by finding the unit rate.

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Crystal makes 6 bottles of tea in 2 hours. Write an equation to represent how many bottles, b of tea she makes in one hour, h.

Notice that you could have created two constants of proportionality, however only one made sense in the context of this problem.

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Justin breaks down 50 boxes in 20 minutes. Write an equation that can be used to determined how many boxes, b, Justin breaks down in minutes, m.

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If one mile is approximately equal to 1.6 kilometres, write an equation that I could use to convert miles into kilometers.