Question

The number of cups of strawberries in a shortcake recipe is proportional to the number of cups of sugar in the recipe. The recipe uses 5 cups of strawberries per 14cup of sugar.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.357

Explanation:

Here is the remainder of the question:

What is the constant of proportionality for the relationship between cups of strawberries and cups of sugar?

We are going to solve this by using direct proportion,

y = kx

where,

x = number of cups of sugar = 14

y = number of cups of strawberries = 5

k = constant of proportionality

We slot the values into y = kx

y = kx

5 = 14k

k = 5/14

k = 0.357

The constant of proportionality is 0.357