Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Orange
100

From the following 2 points on a graph what is the constant of proportionality? (0, 0) and (2,6)

3

100

Amber work at an ice cream shop. Her wages and hours are shown below in the chart. What is the constant of proportionality?

Hours (x)   Wages (y)

2                  16

4                   32

6                  48


8

100

Rachel walks dogs on the weekends. If the equation

     y = 9x 

represents the amount of money, y,  she earns from walking x number of dogs.  How much money does she make after walking 5 dogs?


$45

100

It costs $29.75 to buy 8.5 pounds of cherries.  What is the price per pound?  

$3.50

100

160

200


1/2 or 0.5

200

What is the constant of proportionality shown in the table?

(x)               (y)

4                  2

8                  4

6                  3

0.5 or 1/2

200

Write an equation to represent this situation if the cost is proportional to the number of pounds of ham.


y = 4x

200

It costs $14.95 to buy a 5 pound bag of coffee.  It costs $23.12 to buy a 8 pound bag of coffee?  Which is the better buy?

8 pound bag of coffee

200


Table B

300

Which graph is proportional?

A

300

What is the constant of proportionality shown in the table?

(x)               (y)

4                  80

6                  120

8                  160

10                 200


20

300

The total cost of cherries, y, is proportional to the number of pounds of cherries,x. The equation that represents this scenario is.

 y = 3x

If the total cost of cherries is $24, how many pounds of cherries did they buy?

8 pounds

300

Amy rides her bike 4 miles in 2 hours.  How many miles can she ride in 1 hour?  

2 miles

300

3


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