The Paks bought 4 lunches for $16. The McGills bought 6 lunches for $24. The Manns bought 15 lunches for $60. The relationship o

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f lunches to cost is a proportional relationship. What is the constant of proportionality? A. B. C. 4 D. 64

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sveta [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-27T15:02:36+03:00

Answer:

$4

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation for direct proportionality =

y = bx

where y = dependent variable

b = constant

x = independent variable

There is positive proportionality is two variables are positively related to each other.

In this question, price of lunches is the dependent variable while number of lunches is the independent variable

$16 = b4

Divide both sides by 4 to find b

b = $4