The Busy Bee store bottles fresh jars of honey at a constant rate. In 3 hours, it bottles 36 jars, and in 7 hours, it bottles 84 jars of honey.
Determine the constant of proportionality.
36
12
4
0.08
To determine the constant of proportionality, we need to find the ratio of the number of jars of honey bottled to the number of hours.
In 3 hours, the store bottles 36 jars, so the ratio is 36/3 = 12 jars/hour.
Similarly, in 7 hours, the store bottles 84 jars, so the ratio is 84/7 = 12 jars/hour.
Therefore, the constant of proportionality is 12.
To determine the constant of proportionality, we need to find the rate at which the store bottles the honey.
Let's use the formula: rate = number of jars / number of hours.
In this case, we have two rates:
Rate 1: 36 jars in 3 hours
Rate 2: 84 jars in 7 hours
Using the formula, Rate 1 would be 36 jars / 3 hours = 12 jars/hour.
Similarly, Rate 2 would be 84 jars / 7 hours = 12 jars/hour.
Since both rates are equal to 12 jars/hour, the constant of proportionality is 12.
Therefore, the correct answer is 12.
To determine the constant of proportionality, we need to find the rate at which the Busy Bee store bottles jars of honey.
In the given information, in 3 hours, it bottles 36 jars, and in 7 hours, it bottles 84 jars.
To find the rate at which it bottles jars of honey per hour, we divide the number of jars by the number of hours.
Rate = Number of jars / Number of hours
For the first scenario, in 3 hours, it bottles 36 jars.
Rate = 36 jars / 3 hours = 12 jars/hour
For the second scenario, in 7 hours, it bottles 84 jars.
Rate = 84 jars / 7 hours = 12 jars/hour
Since the rate is the same in both scenarios, the constant of proportionality is 12 jars per hour.
Therefore, the correct answer is 12.