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Rosa is making bracelets to sell at the craft fair.

Yesterday she made 36 in 8 hours. Find k the
(constant of proportionality) and write the rule
(equation) for this relationship.

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Answer:

k = 4.5

y = 4.5x . . . y bracelets in x hours

Explanation:

The constant of proportionality is the "unit rate", the number of bracelets per hour.

k = bracelets/hours = 36/8 = 4.5

The constant of proportionality is 4.5 (bracelets per hour).

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The equation of a proportional relationship is ...

y = kx

For this relationship, ...

y = 4.5x . . . . . . y bracelets in x hours

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