Is this relationship proportional or not and give at least proof. Time: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Pages: 65,130,195,260,325,650

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Gronnbeck · Answer 1 · 2020-11-13T07:30:57+0000

A relationship is proportional if the ratio between the output and the input is constant:

$y=kx \iff (y)/(x) = k$

In your case, we have

(65)/(1) = (130)/(2) = (195)/(3) = (260)/(4) = (325)/(5) = (650)/(10) = 65

This means that it takes the reader one unit of time to read 65 pages. So, after 2 units of time, he reads 130 pages, and so on.