Remember this! The equation that represents a proportional relationship, or a line, is y=kx, where k is the constant of proportionality.
The coefficients are the numbers next to a variable (which is X in this case). Therefore, the coefficients here are 4 and 8
<h3><u>given</u><u>:</u></h3>
apples= 200
bad apples= 15%
<h3><u>to</u><u> </u><u>find</u><u>:</u></h3>
how many apples are bad.
<h3><u>solution</u><u>:</u></h3>
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<u>therefore</u><u>,</u><u> </u><u>there</u><u> </u><u>are</u><u> </u><u>3</u><u>0</u><u> </u><u>bad</u><u> </u><u>apples</u><u>.</u>
If the numerator and the denominator do not have a greatest common factor then the faction is in simplest form