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Four items are on sale at a local store. A shirt was originally $9.50 and now is $7.60. A pair of jeans were $25.00, and now they are priced $20.00. A pair of boots were $55.00, and they are on sale for $44.00. Do these regular and sale prices represent a proportional relationship

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Answer:YES

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User Sergey Vlasov
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Answer : Yes, regular and sale prices represent a proportional relationship.

Step-by-step explanation :

We have to determine the ratio of regular and sale prices of shirt, jeans and boots .

A shirt was originally $9.50 and now is $7.60.


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(\$ 9.50)/(\$ 7.60)


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(5)/(4)

A pair of jeans were $25.00, and now they are priced $20.00.


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(\$ 25.00)/(\$ 20.00)


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(5)/(4)

A pair of boots were $55.00, and they are on sale for $44.00.


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(\$ 55.00)/(\$ 44.00)


\frac{\text{Regular price}}{\text{Sale price}}=(5)/(4)

From this we conclude that, all the items are in same ratio that means the regular and sale prices represent a proportional relationship.

Hence, yes, regular and sale prices represent a proportional relationship.

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