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Part ASolve the equation for y. What is the constant of proportionality?3/4y=2.4xPart BDescribe a situation that the equation from Part A could represent. Be sure to specifywhatx and y representy-3.2

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Part A.

3/4y =2.4x

y = 2.4x/ (3/4)

y= 3.2x

Constant of proportionality : 3.2

Part B.

A situation that the equation from part A Could represent:

The money earned per hour by a chef is $3.2.

Which is the total money earned after a week?

Where y is the total money earned and x is the number of hours.

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