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3. Kenny can type 75 words in 3 minutes. What is the constant of
proportionality that relates the number of words, y, to the number of
minutes, x?

User Tropilio
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Answer:

  • 25

Explanation:

Let this relationship be:

  • y = kx, where y is the number of words in x minutes.

Use the given numbers to find the value of k:

  • 75 = 3k
  • k = 75/3
  • k = 25

User Stephen DeSalvo
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