Question

Every Halloween, trick-or-treaters love going to Elise's house to see her spooky decorations and get some of her delicious caramel chews.

This table shows the relationship between the number of kids in a group, x, and the total number of caramel chews Elise gives to that group, y.

x (kids) y (caramel chews)
2 18
5 45
6 54
9 81

According to the values in the table, do x and y have a proportional relationship?

A. yes
B. no

Answer 1

@563blackghost

Answer 2

@Shadow

Answer 3

To check if the table in proportional you would cross multiply the points.

\(\large\bf{\frac{2}{18}=\frac{5}{45}~~~\rightarrow~~~18 \times 5=2 \times 45}\)

Is the above true?

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

althought to let you know the numbers are separate from each other

Answer 6

mm not quite.

`18 x 5 = 90`
`2 x 45 = 90`

This would mean that the table `IS` proportional.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Write an equation for the relationship between x and y.

y =

Answer 9

@563blackghost

Answer 10

The answer is yes bill.