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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is a proportional relationship? What does a graph look like if there is a proportional relationship?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@JackofallTradez

OpenStudy (anonymous):

proportional relationships are relationships between two equal ratios. For example, oranges are sold in a bag of 5 for $2. The ratio of oranges to their cost is 5:2 or . If I bought 20 oranges, I could set up a proportion to determine my cost.

OpenStudy (jackofalltradez):

That's form Google XD

OpenStudy (jackofalltradez):

The graph would look like a parabola

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@JackofallTradez can you give me your answer? :)

OpenStudy (jackofalltradez):

Proportional relationships is the relationship between two ratios that are proportional. It's pretty self-explanatory. And the graph looks like a parabola because the values increase proportionally.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats a parabola?

OpenStudy (jackofalltradez):

It's a graph created by a quadratic function:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok and can you give me an example please of a proportional relationship @JackofallTradez

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