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Constant of Proportionality can be tricky to deal with and explain. How would you explain this tosomeone who is having trouble understanding it?

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The Constant of Proportionality refers to the ratio of change of one variable that depends on another one. For example, we know that speed is a variable that depends on time, if we say, Sam traveled 18 meters per second, we are showing a ratio of the change of Sam's position because he moves 18 meters per second, this ratio of change is a constant of proportionality since it relates two variables.

Another example would be the number of Celsius the temperature changes if we say the temperature is changing at a rate of 3°C per minute, we are expressing a constant of proportionality since it's representing the ratio of change between two variables: Temperature and time.

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