3. Identifying Proportional Relationships
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Two quantities are proportional if there is a constant unit rate, or ratio, each time the values change.
Yes
x | y | y/x | Value |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2/1 | 2 |
2 | 4 | 4/2 | 2 |
3 | 6 | 6/3 | 2 |
4 | 8 | 8/4 | 2 |
Notice that the value of the fraction yx equals 2 for all pairs of x and y. Therefore, x and y are proportional.