Question

A rope stretches directly depending on the load it must carry. If a load of 8 pounds stretches the rope 9.6 inches, the constant of proportionality is equal to:

8(9.6)
8/9.6
9.6/8

Answer 1

Answer: 9.6 inches / 8 pounds

Step-by-step explanation: I got it right

Answer 2

"Our proportionality constant would be how much the rope stretches versus the weight being hung. This is set up by simply dividing the two numbers.

9.6 inches / 8 pounds

or for every pound hung, it will stretch 1.2 inches so we know if it stretches 6 inches, we can set up an equation 6 inches = 1.2 [inches/pound] * pounds solve for weight to get 5 pounds being hung from the rope."