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Write an equation for the proportional relationship shown in the table.

x 0.5 1 1.5 2
y 7 14 21 28

Y=?X

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Answer: hopefully this helps

The relationship between x and y in the table appears to be a linear, proportional relationship. One way to write an equation for this relationship is using the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

To find the slope (m), we can use the formula: m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

Using any two points from the table, like (x1, y1) = (0.5, 7) and (x2, y2) = (1, 14)

m = (14 - 7) / (1 - 0.5) = 7 / 0.5 = 14

So the slope (m) = 14, which means that y increases by 14 units for every unit increase in x.

Then we can use any point in the table to find the y-intercept (b)

Using the point (1,14)

14 = 14*1 + b

b=0

So the equation for the proportional relationship shown in the table is : y = 14x

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