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At a school carnival, tickets can be purchased to participate in different activities. The table

shows the total cost for different numbers of tickets.

School Carnival

Number of

Tickets,

Total Cost,

(dollars)

8

2. 00

12

3. 00

20

5. 00

30

7. 50

50

12. 50

What is the constant of proportionality that relates y, the total cost in dollars, to x, the

number of tickets purchased?

A 4. 00

B 0. 25

C 1. 00

D 0. 10

User Kirrosh
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Answer:3.00

Explanation:

User Sbanders
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answer=To find the constant of proportionality, we need to determine the rate at which the total cost changes with respect to the number of tickets purchased.

We can use the information given in the table to find the slope of the line that represents this relationship.

Using the points (8, 2.00) and (12, 3.00), we can calculate the slope as:

slope = (3.00 - 2.00) / (12 - 8) = 0.25

Using the points (12, 3.00) and (20, 5.00), we get the same result:

slope = (5.00 - 3.00) / (20 - 12) = 0.25

Using the points (20, 5.00) and (30, 7.50), we get:

slope = (7.50 - 5.00) / (30 - 20) = 0.25

Using the points (30, 7.50) and (50, 12.50), we get:

slope = (12.50 - 7.50) / (50 - 30) = 0.25

Since the slope is the same for all pairs of points in the table, we can conclude that the relationship between total cost and number of tickets purchased is a linear relationship, and the constant of proportionality (the rate of change of y with respect to x) is:

0.25 dollars/ticket then the answer is B

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