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Does the equation y=8x+5 show a proportional relationship between x and​ y? Explain.

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A proportional relation between y and x is either y = kx or y = k/x where k is some constant. This is not proportional because of the presence of the + 8. Your equation y = 8x + 5 is a linear relationship).

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