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The proportional relationship between the gallons of gasoline used by Nathan, g, and the total number of miles he drives, m, can be represented by the equation m = 40g. What is the constant of proportionality between the number of miles driven and the number of gallons used?

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The equation is m=40 g.

Hence, the constant of proportionality between the number of miles driven and the number of gallons used is,


\begin{gathered} m=40\text{ g} \\ (m)/(g)=40 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the constant of proportionality is 40.

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