Question

Question 1 (10 points)

(04.02 MC)

A proportional relationship between the number of pounds of kiwis (x) and the price in dollars (y) can be graphed, and the ordered pair (3, 2) would be on the graphed line.

Part A: What is the price of 1 pound of kiwis? Show your work. (8 points)
Part B: What does the ordered pair (6, 4) which is the line in the graph represent? Explain in words. (2 points)

Your answer:

Answer 1

6 pounds of kiwis cost $4

Explanation:

Answer 2

`1\ pound = \$ (2)/(3)`

6 pounds of kiwis cost $4

Explanation:

Given

`x = pound\ of\ kiwis`

`y = price\ in\ dollars`

`(x,y) = (3,2)`

Solving (a): Price of 1 pound kiwi

The given parameters can be translated to be:

3 pounds costs $2

i.e.

`3\ pounds = \$2`

To get the cost of 1 pound, we divide both sides by 3

`(3\ pounds)/(3) = (\$2)/(3)`

`1\ pound = (\$2)/(3)`

`1\ pound = \$ (2)/(3)`

Solving (b): What does (6,4) represent

This can be rewritten as:

`(x,y) = (6,4)`

Recall that the representation is:

`x = pound\ of\ kiwis`

`y = price\ in\ dollars`

By comparison:

`x = 6\\ y = 4\\`

So, the above can be translated to mean.

6 pounds of kiwis cost $4