Question

Determine if the quantities in the data table are in a proportional relationship if the quantities have a proportional relationship answer 1!if the quantities do not have a proportional relationship answer 2 Pounds of bananas 2,3,5,7 2 pounds cost 2.50 3pounds cost 3.75 5 pounds cost 6.25 7pounds cost 8.75

Answer 1

To determine if the quantities in the data table have a proportional relationship, we can check if the ratios of pounds of bananas to cost for each pair of values are consistent.

For the first pair:
2 pounds cost $2.50, so the ratio is 2.50/2 = 1.25

For the second pair:
3 pounds cost $3.75, so the ratio is 3.75/3 = 1.25

For the third pair:
5 pounds cost $6.25, so the ratio is 6.25/5 = 1.25

For the fourth pair:
7 pounds cost $8.75, so the ratio is 8.75/7 ≈ 1.25

Since the ratio is consistently 1.25 for all pairs, the quantities in the data table have a proportional relationship. Therefore, the answer is 1.