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Explain how to determine if Carlos’s allowance is directly proportional to the number of chores he completes.

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Answer:

if the ratio allowance/chores is constant, it is proportional

Explanation:

The values x and y are directly proportional if they satisfy the equation ...

y = kx

for some constant k, the constant of proportionality.

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If the relation that produces ordered pairs (chores, allowance) is directly proportional, all of the ratios (allowance)/(chores) will have the same value: the constant of proportionality (k).

If the ratios are not constant, Carlos's allowance is not directly proportional to the number of chores he completes.

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