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Dracula is taking a typing speed test. The number of words typed W, is determined by the equation W = 23m, where mis minutes. What is the constant of proportionality? ​
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Dracula is taking a typing speed test. The number of words typed W, is determined by the equation W = 23m, where mis minutes. What is the constant of proportionality? ​

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The constant of proportionality is 23 in this case.

The equation for proportional relationships is y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality. In your equation the w is the same as the y, and the m is the same as x.
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