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What is the constant of proportionality?

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

The constant of proportionality is the slope of the line, the ratio of the y-coordinate to the x-coordinate.

k = 36/3 = 12 . . . . . from the lower left point (not the origin)

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This comes from the equation for a proportion:

y = kx

Solving for k, we get ...

k = y/x

A proportion always graphs as a line through the origin. The slope of it is k, the constant of proportionality.

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