A proportional relationship between the number of pounds of potatoes (x) and the price in dollars (y) is graphed, and the ordered pair (5, 4) is on the graphed line.

Part A: What is the price of 1 pound of potatoes? Show your work, including the proportion you used to determine the price.

Part B: What does the ordered pair (10, 8) on the graph represent? Explain in words.

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Yael Maddox

10 April, 00:17

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Paulina Mckay · Answer 1

(5, 4) = (x, y)

to get the unit rate we need to divide/simplify the relationship:

4 : 5 = 0.8

1 pound of potatoes cost 0.8$