Question

Write an equation in the form y = mx for the Earnings to Time proportional relationship shown below

Answer 1

To find the line equation of the form: y = mx, we can proceed as follows:

`(y)/(x)=(16)/(2)=(32)/(4)=(48)/(6)=(64)/(8)=(80)/(10)=8`

As we can see, if we multiply the variable, x, times 8, we obtain the value for y, that is:

`(y)/(x)=8\Rightarrow y=8x`

Therefore, we have here a proportional relationship between the variable, hr (represented above as x), and the variable, earnings (represented above as y).

Hence, the relationship is of the for y = 8x.