Question

Jacob is reading a great thriller. The table shows a proportional relationship between the number of pages he reads and the number of hours he spends each week reading. What is the constant of proportionality in pages per hour? Hours 2 3 Number of Pages 28 42

Answer 1

Answer:

Constant of proportionality in pages per hour = 14 pages in 1 hour

Explanation:

Given:

Hour 2 Number of pages 28

Hour 3 Number of pages 42

Find:

Constant of proportionality in pages per hour

Computation:

Number of pages read in first week = 28 / 2

Number of pages read in first week = 14

Number of pages read in second week = 42 / 3

Number of pages read in second week = 14

Constant of proportionality in pages per hour = [Number of pages read in first week + Number of pages read in second week] / 2

Constant of proportionality in pages per hour = [14 + 14] / 2

Constant of proportionality in pages per hour = 14 pages in 1 hour