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The table shows the relationship between the amount of candy bought (in pounds) and the total cost of the candy (in dollars) (5 points) Amount of Candy (pounds) 1 2 3 4 5 Cost (dollars) 65 120 195 220 300 Part A โ€“ Answer the question - Is cost proportional to pounds of candy bought? Why or why not? (You MUST show work to receive full credit!) Part B - โ€“ Write an equation to represent the relationship. The formula for the equation is y = kx

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Answer:

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Answer:

(cost) is proportional to (amount of candy) because all of the values of the

ratios comparing cost to pounds are equivalent. All of the values of the ratios

are equal to . Therefore, every measure of (amount of candy) can be

multiplied by the number to get each corresponding measure of (cost).

10/5=2

8/4=2

12/6=2

16/8=2

20/10=2

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