Question

Jay pays $2.45 for 4 magazines. He later pays $3.75 for 6 magazines. Is the price proportional to the number of magazines? Explain

Answer 1

No, It is not.

Explanation:

Step 1: Divide the 2.45 by 4 (We are doing this to find the difference between them so we can find out what to do next.)

`2.45 / 4\\\\= 0.6125`

Step 2: Multiply 0.6125 to 6 (Now, that we've found what 1 magazine cost according to the first data, we are multiplying it by 6 because if you multiply that to 4 the answer will be 2.45. So, if we multiply 6, it will show us if they are both proportional, the same.)

`0.6125 * 6\\\\= 3.675`

Therefore, these two prices are not proportional.