Question

A proportional relationship between the number of pounds of potatoes (x) and the price in dollars (y) is graphed, and the ordered pair (5, 4) is on the graphed line.

Part A: What is the price of 1 pound of potatoes? Show your work. (8 points)
Part B: What does the ordered pair (10, 8) on the graph represent? Explain in words. (2 points)

Answer 1

Part A: The price of 1 pound of potatoes is 1 dollar and 25 cents (1.25) because 5 / 4 is 1.25 and that's 1 pound

Part B: The ordered pair (10, 8) represents that 10 punds of potatoes cost 8 dollars