(x,1) (y,-2) your welcome ....
If sandy has 8 and alex has 6 fewer than alex has 2. Since Jill has 2 then you add 8 plus 2 plus 2 which equals 12. So there is 12 all together
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 is 3/2:5/2 or a 3:5 ratio
2 2/5 - 4 is 12/5:20/5 or a 3:5 ratio
3 3/4 - 6 1/4 is 15/4:25/4 or a 3:5 ratio
4 - 6 2/3 is 12/3:20/3 or a 3:5 ratio
1.2- 2 if divided by .4 is a 3:5 ratio
1.8-3 if divided by .6 is a 3:5 ratio
the unit rate is 3:5
Since all units are 3:5 it is proportional
This is given by the multinomial coefficient:

If you're not familiar with the multinomial coefficient, you may be able to see it more clearly if you count the number of possible combinations taking each distinct letter

times, where

is the number of times it shows up in the original word.