A group of hikers is packing trail mix. The direct variation equation y=3/4x

Question

shows the relationship between number of hikers, x
, and number of cups of trail mix, y
. What is the constant of proportionality in this situation?

Answer 1

In the direct variation equation \( y = \frac{3}{4}x \), the constant of proportionality is the coefficient of \( x \). Here, it is \( \frac{3}{4} \).

This means that for every 1 hiker, there are \( \frac{3}{4} \) cups of trail mix.

Thus, the constant of proportionality in this situation is \( \frac{3}{4} \).