Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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8. Slope
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Exercise 20 Page 80

Can you connect the points with one straight line that passes through the origin?

Yes, see solution.

Practice makes perfect

Before we begin, let's take a look at the information given in the table of values.

Cups of Flour 3 6 9 12
Cups of Sugar 2 4 6 8

To know if the data given in the table represents a proportional relationship, let's first plot the points as (x,y) coordinate pairs.

Next, we will connect the points we graphed and extend the line to the y-axis. Recall that the graph of a proportional relationship is a single, straight line in the coordinate plane that passes through the origin.

As we can see, the line is a straight line and passes through the origin. Therefore, the relationship between the two quantities from the table is proportional.