Proportional Relationships

Question 1

The number of milligrams of a certain medicine a veterinarian gives to a dog varies directly with the weight of the dog. If the veterinarian gives a 30-pound dog milligram of the medicine, which equation relates the weight, w, and the dosage, d?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Answer image: https://media.edgenuity.com/evresources/3108-02-04/mc013-2.jpg

Question 2

Which explains whether or not the values in the table represent a direct variation?x461020y11.52.55

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The table represents a direct variation because the values are proportional.

Question 3

Lydia writes the equation below with a missing value.She puts a value in the box and says that the equation represents a direct variation. Which explains whether the equation could represent a direct variation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

If she puts 0 in the box she would have a direct variation.

Question 4

A painter made the table below to show the amount of paint it takes to cover a certain amount of square feet. The amount of paint varies directly with the area of each wall.Amount of Paint and Size of Wall Area of wall , x64144400Amount of paint (pints), y4925How much paint should the painter expect to use to paint a wall with an area of 256 square feet?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

16 pints

Question 5

Corrine wrote temperatures in degrees Celsius and the equivalent temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.Equivalent TemperaturesCelsius–1051020Fahrenheit14415068Which explains how Corrine could determine if the temperatures vary directly?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Compare the equivalent temperatures as a ratio; if the ratios are equivalent, then the temperatures vary directly.

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