At the Custard Creamery, the cost of ice cream custard is directly proportional to its weight in ounces. Complete the equation of the graph with its constant of proportionality.
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The equation of the graph would be:
y = kx
where y is the cost of ice cream custard in dollars and x is the weight of the ice cream custard in ounces.
To find the constant of proportionality (k), we need to know the cost and weight of a specific ice cream custard.
To complete the equation of the graph, we need to find the constant of proportionality. Let's denote the cost of the ice cream custard as "C" and its weight in ounces as "W". According to the given information, the cost is directly proportional to the weight. Therefore, we can write the equation as:
C = k * W
Here, "k" represents the constant of proportionality that we need to determine.
To complete the equation of the graph, we need to find the constant of proportionality. Let's call the cost of the ice cream custard "C" and its weight in ounces "W".
Since the cost is directly proportional to the weight, we can write the equation as:
C = k * W
In this equation, "k" represents the constant of proportionality that we need to find.
To find the value of "k," we can use the given information that the cost of ice cream custard is directly proportional to its weight.
For example, let's say that a 4-ounce ice cream custard costs $5. We can substitute these values into the equation to solve for "k":
5 = k * 4
We can rearrange this equation to solve for "k":
k = 5/4
Therefore, the constant of proportionality is 5/4. The equation of the graph can be written as:
C = (5/4) * W