Question

The table shows the amounts of onions and tomatoes in batches of different sizes in a sauce recipe.Elena observes that if she takes the number in the column for tomatoes and divides it by the corresponding number in the column for onions, she always gets the same result.What is the meaning of the number that Elena calculated?onions (ounces)246tomatoes (ounces)163248More about this source textSource text required for additional translation informationSend feedbackSide panels

Answer 1

The number that Elena calculated is the constant of proportionality, which express the ratio of two proportional quantities. In this case, it expresses how much does the amount of tomatoes vary when the amount of onions varies, this is a directly proportional relationship.