Sam wants to write an equation to represent a proportional relationship with a constant of proportionality of 6. He writes the equation y=6+x. Is he correct. If not what is the correct equation? Explain the answer. Consider the graph of the equation in the response.

Subject
Level
Middle School
Grade
8

Answer

No the answer or the expression y=6+x is not correct as it is a linear relationship.

Steps

The correct expression should be  y= 6x where 6 is the proportionality constant and x is a independent  variable on the dependent variable y.

 

 

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