Answer:
It is proportional
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine if its proportional/non-proportional is by using ratios
so go line by line
p pine and k oak
12 pine to 44 oak
18 pine to 66 oak
24 pine to 88 oak
30 pine to 110 oak
Start with the first line
p= pine per k= oak
so obviously not numbers but to help mind you it just means the numbers will be put as p/k (to make life simpler)
Or pine over oak
Second Line
12/44 which reduces down to 3/11
Third Line
18/66 which reduces down to 3/11
Fourth line
24/88 which reduces down to 3/11
Fifth line
30/110 which reduces down to 3/11
In order to be proportional the ratios all have to be equivalent to each other
Therefore,
3/11 = 3/11 = 3/11 = 3/11
So this is proportional
Y = mx + b, where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept. If we were to consider a line of best fit that would represent all these points with a linear line, it'd cross the y-axis with a y-value of 10, so we can fill in y = mx + b to y = mx + 10. Now, it runs down from left to right, so we know the slope must be negative. The only equation that fits this description is y= -3/4x + 10
One decimeter is one tenth, or 0.1, of a meter. So multiply 50 meters by 0.1 (one decimeter). The answer is 5 decimeters in a race that is 50 meters.
