Question

It cost $5 to send 6 packages through a certain shipping company. Consider the number of packages per dollar. Find the constant of proportionality for this situation. ENTER ONLY A NUMERICAL ANSWER. NO WORDS, SYMBOLS, OR ADDITIONAL SPACES

Answer 1

1.2 packages per dollar

Explanation:

Number of packages = 6

Total cost in dollars = $5

Number of packages per dollars = Number of packages / Total cost in dollars

= 1.2 packages per dollar

Let

P = number of packages

d = cost in dollars

k = constant of proportionality

P = k * d

6 = k * 5

k = 6/5

k = 1.2

Constant of proportionality = 1.2