The cost of 5 pounds of boudin is $26.What is the constant of proportionality that relates the cost in dollars,y, to the number of pounds of boudin,x?

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Mahdi Khalili · Answer 1 · 2021-06-19T07:24:43+0000

Given :

The cost of 5 pounds of boudin is $26.

To Find :

The constant of proportionality that relates the cost in dollars y, to the number of pounds of boudin x .

Solution :

Price per boudin in terms of x and y is :

P=(y)/(x)

Price per boudin by given data :

P=(26)/(5)

So,

$(y)/(x)=(26)/(5)\\\\y = (26)/(5)x$

Therefore, the constant of proportionality is
(26)/(5) .

Hence, this is the required solution.