The equation y=7x gives the relationship between the number of road projects, x , and the number of weeks it takes a crew of workers to complete all the projects, y . What is the constant of proportionality? What does it mean in this context?(1 point)
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A The constant of proportionality is 7. It takes the crew of workers 7 days to complete 1 road project.
B The constant of proportionality is 7. It takes the crew of workers 7 days to complete all of their road projects.
C The constant of proportionality is 7. It takes the crew of workers 7 weeks to complete all of their road projects.
D The constant of proportionality is 7. It takes the crew of workers 7 weeks to complete 1 road project.
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The correct answer is C. The constant of proportionality is 7, which means that for each additional road project added, it will take the crew of workers an additional 7 weeks to complete all of their projects.