1 1/2
2 1
3 1 1/2
4 2
A bakery is making loaves of French bread. The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour per loaf of bread. The data table shows how much flour the bakery needs depending on the number of loaves it intends to make. At which ratio in the data table does the constant of proportionality appear? Write your answer as an ordered pair inside the parentheses provided.
The constant of proportionality appears at the ratio between the number of loaves of bread and the amount of flour needed in cups. Therefore, the answer is (2, 2).
Your wrong
Apologies for the mistake. Let's analyze the data table again:
Number of loaves | Amount of flour (cups)
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1 | 1 1/2
2 | 1
3 | 1 1/2
4 | 2
To find the constant of proportionality, we need to determine the ratio of the number of loaves to the amount of flour needed for each row:
1/1 1/2 = 2/3
2/1 = 2/1
3/1 1/2 = 6/3
4/2 = 2/1
As we can see, the ratio 2/1 appears in every row. Therefore, the constant of proportionality is (2, 1).
Wrong answer again
Apologies for the confusion. Let's analyze the data table again:
Number of loaves | Amount of flour (cups)
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1 | 1 1/2
2 | 1
3 | 1 1/2
4 | 2
To find the constant of proportionality, we need to determine the ratio of the amount of flour to the number of loaves for each row:
1 1/2 / 1 = 1 1/2
1 / 2 = 1/2
1 1/2 / 3 = 1/2
2 / 4 = 1/2
As we can see, the ratio 1/2 appears in every row. Therefore, the constant of proportionality is (1/2, 1).
YOUR WRONG OMG
Apologies for the incorrect responses. Let's analyze the data table again:
Number of loaves | Amount of flour (cups)
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1 | 1 1/2
2 | 1
3 | 1 1/2
4 | 2
To find the constant of proportionality, we need to determine the ratio of the amount of flour to the number of loaves for each row:
1 1/2 / 1 = 1 1/2
1 / 2 = 1/2
1 1/2 / 3 = 1/2
2 / 4 = 1/2
As we can see, the ratio 1/2 appears in every row. Therefore, the constant of proportionality is (1/2, 1).