Question

If a 150-pound teenager eats 5.5 pounds of food per day, is that proportional to a 250-pound panda eating 40 pounds of bamboo a day? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer: No It's not proportional as the constant of proportionality for both of them.are different.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the first part of the question, a 150-pound teenager eats 5.5 pounds of food per day, we've to calculate the constant of proportionality. This will be:

y = kx

150 = 5.5k

k = 27.27

For the second part of the question, a 250-pound panda eats 40 pounds of bamboo a day. we've to calculate the constant of proportionality. This will be:

y = kx

250 = 40k

k = 250/40

k = 6.25

This shows that the 150-pound teenager eats 5.5 pounds of food per day, is not proportional to a 250-pound panda eating 40 pounds of bamboo a day because th e value of k are different.