Graph Proportional Relationships Quick Check

Question

At the coffee shop, the cost for using the terme proportional to the time Es used it costs $2 per hour to use the internet. Select the graph drawn to show this reamship where a represents the number of hours and y represents the cost (point)

Answer 1

Since the cost is directly proportional to the number of hours used, the graph should be a straight line passing through the origin (0,0) and have a slope of $2 per hour. The graph should look like this:

y-axis (Cost)
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x-axis (Number of Hours)