The graph shows a proportional relationship between the number of cans of tennis balls and the total number of tennis balls.

What does the point (2, 6) represent in this situation?

Tennis Balls graph showing number of tennis balls on the y axis and number of cans on the x axis. A line begins at the origin and passes through the points 1 comma 3 and 2 comma 6.


2 cans contain 6 tennis balls.



6 cans contain 2 tennis balls.



There are 2 tennis balls in 6 cans.



There are 12 tennis balls in 6 cans.

1 answer

The point (2, 6) in this context indicates that when there are 2 cans of tennis balls, there are a total of 6 tennis balls. Therefore, the correct interpretation is:

2 cans contain 6 tennis balls.