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4.06 Identifying proportional relationships

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Proportional relationships
1

For each of the following table of values:

i

State whether or not they represent a proportional relationship.

i

If so, find the equation for y in terms of x in the form y = k x.

a
x12345
y246810
b
x01234
y0714628
c
x12345
y246817.5
d
x01234
y01.534.56
e
x12346
y90180270360540
f
x12345
y37111522
g
x12345
y1020304550
h
x01357
y03.510.517.524.5
2

Consider the following table of values:

x12345
y3691215
a

If x doubles in value, does y also always double in value?

b

For every 1 unit increase in x, what is the increase in y?

c

Is y increasing at a constant rate?

d

Is y proportional to x?

e

Find the equation for y in terms of x in the form y = k x.

3

Consider the points plotted on the coordinate plane:

a

Can a straight line be drawn through all the points?

b

Find the increase in y when x increases from x = 1 to x = 2.

c

Is y increasing at a constant rate?

d

Find y when x = 0.

e

Is y proportional to x? Explain your answer.

f

Find the equation for y in terms of x in the form y = k x.

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4

Consider the points plotted on the coordinate plane:

a

Can a straight line be drawn through all the points?

b

Find the increase in y from x = 1 to x = 2.

c

Find the increase in y from x = 2 to x = 3.

d

Is y increasing at a constant rate?

e

Is y proportional to x? Explain your answer.

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y
Applications
5

A physiotherapist charges \$55 per patient she treats. The following table shows her weekly income:

No. of patients seen in the week1225324251
Weekly income (dollars)13752310
a

Complete the table.

b

How much would she earn in a week where she treated 0 patients?

c

Is her weekly income proportional to the number of patients she sees in that week?

6

While filling a pool 72 \text{ cm} deep, Victoria notices it has taken 3 hours to fill it up to a depth of 36 \text{ cm}.

a

At what rate, in meters per hour, is the pool being filled up?

b

At this rate, how long will it take Victoria to fill up the pool?

7

The volume V of a rectangular prism can be calculated by the formula V = l w h, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height of the prism.

If the length, width and height of the prism are doubled, how is the volume affected? Explain your answer.

8

Homer is making cups of fruit smoothie. The amount of bananas and strawberries he uses is shown in the table:

No. of strawberries1020304050
No. of bananas7.51522.53037.5
a

If he uses 40 strawberries, how many bananas will he need to use?

b

Determine the unit rate at which bananas are being used.

c

Is the number of strawberries proportional to the number of bananas?

9

Consider the following table where y represents the total rent paid on a house that has been rented for x weeks:

\text{Weeks, }x1020304050
\text{Total rent, }y3350670010\,05013\,40016\,750
a

Find the weekly cost of rent.

b

When x = 0, find the value of y.

c

Find the equation for the cost of renting the house, y, in terms of the number of weeks, x.

10

For every 6 minutes that Emma runs, she covers 850 \text{ yd}. Let y represent the distance Emma runs in x minutes. Write an equation relating x and y.

11

Frank serves 8 cups of coffee every 9 minutes. Using y for the number of cups of coffee and x for the amount of minutes that have passed, write an equation relating x and y.

12

A courier’s delivery charges are outlined in the following table:

Weight of parcel (pounds)2468
Cost (dollars)5.109.2012.3014.40
a

Find the cost per pound of sending a parcel that weighs:

i

2 \text{ lb}

ii

4 \text{ lb}

b

Is the cost of delivery proportional to the weight of the parcel?

c

What would you expect the cost of delivering a 10 \text{ lb} parcel to be?

13

The admission prices to an amusement park are set out in the following table:

a

If you enter as part of a family, how much would each person’s admission cost?

b

Is the admission price proportional to the number of people?

Admission cost
\text{Adult} \left(1 \text{ person}\right)\$30
\text{Family } \left(4 \text{ people}\right)\$107
\text{Group } \left(10 \text{ people}\right)\$270
14

During a gym session, participants can either do full push-ups (on toes) or half push-ups (on knees). However since half push-ups are easier, those who choose this option will need to do more of them. The table shows how many full and half push-ups participants had to do:

Time (seconds)306090120
No. of full push-ups5101520
No. of half push-ups10203040
a

Find the number of full push-ups participants need to complete every 30 seconds.

b

Is the number of full push-ups proportional to the number of seconds passed?

c

Find the number of half push-ups the participants need to complete every 30 seconds.

d

Is the number of half push-ups proportional to the number of seconds passed?

e

For every full push-up, how many half push-ups need to be done?

f

Is the number of half push-ups proportional to the number of full push-ups?

15

The coordinate plane shows the parking fee for various numbers of hours parked:

a

How much does parking cost each hour?

b

Regardless of how long you park for, does the hourly cost of parking remain the same? Explain your answer.

c

Find the value of y when x = 0.

d

Is y proportional to x? Explain your answer.

e

Find the equation for y in terms of x.

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\text{No. of hours} \left(x\right)
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\text{Parking fee} \left(y\right)
16

The plotted points show the cost, in dollars, of printing x digital photos:

a

How much would it cost to print 0 photos?

b

Whether you print 2, 3 or 4 photos, is the cost per photo the same?

c

Is the cost of printing digital photos proportional to the number of photos printed?

d

At this rate, how much would it cost to print 70 digital photos?

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\text{No. of photos} \left(x\right)
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\text{Cost} \left(y\right)
17

At a ski resort, you can purchase lift passes according to the number of days you wish to ski. For example, if you want to ski for 3 days you could purchase a 3-day lift pass, or a 2-day lift pass and then a 1-day lift pass. The lift pass prices are shown on the following graph:

a

Find the cost of the following:

i

1-day lift pass

ii

3-day lift pass

b

Find the cost per day of the following:

i

4-day lift pass

ii

6-day lift pass

c

Can a straight line be drawn through all the points?

d

Is the lift pass price proportional to the number of days it is used?

e

If you want to ski for 5 days, would you be better off purchasing a 5-day lift pass or a 1-day lift pass each day for 5 days?

f

The resort has a special offer by which if you purchase a 7-day lift pass, you get an extra day lift access for free. If you purchase this deal, how much would it cost per day?

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\text{No. of days}
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\text{Lift pass price}
18

In developing countries, one important goal is to improve access to education. A new initiative is aimed at building new schools over a period of time. The table shows the number of new schools, y, built x months after starting the initiative:

\text{Number of months passed} \left(x\right)1234
\text{Number of new schools} \left(y\right)5101520
a

Plot the points from the table on a coordinate plane.

b

Can a straight line be drawn through all the points?

c

By how much is the number of new schools increasing each month?

d

Find the value of y when x = 0.

e

Find the equation for y in terms of x.

f

The government aims to have 55 new schools built by the end of the first year. If the building of new schools continues at this rate, will they reach their goal? Explain your answer.

19

Consider the two following investment methods:

  • Method A: Deposit \$4000 into an account immediately and add \$40 at the end of each month thereafter.

  • Method B: Deposit \$80 at the end of each month.

a

Complete the table of values for the total amount of the investment after t months under each method of investment:

\text{Month } (t)12345612
\text{Method A (dollars)}
\text{Method B (dollars)}
b

Under which investment method would the total investment amount be proportional to the number of months passed?

c

Which method will lead to a greater amount invested after 15 months?

d

Which method will lead to a greater amount invested after 102 months?

20

Amy and Vanessa have used two different investment strategies to enhance their savings. The amount of interest each has earned after t years is presented in the table and graph:

Amy's interest earned

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\text{No. of years} \left(t\right)
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8
12
16
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\text{Interest earned} \left(y\right)

Vanessa's interest earned

\text{Number of years} \left(t\right)0123
\text{Interest earned} \left(y\right)04812

Under whose investment strategy was the interest earned proportional to the number of years passed? Explain your answer.

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Determine whether two quantities have a proportional relationship by examining a table, graph or written description.

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