SOLUTION: A proportional relationship between the number of pounds of potatoes (x) and the price in dollars (y) is graphed, and the ordered pair (4,3) is on the graphed line. What is the pri
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Question 941278: A proportional relationship between the number of pounds of potatoes (x) and the price in dollars (y) is graphed, and the ordered pair (4,3) is on the graphed line. What is the price of 1 pound of potatoes? Show your work, including the proportion you used to determine the price. What does the ordered pair (8,6) on the graph represent? Explain in words.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
dollars/pounds = 3/4
pounds = 1
dollars/1 = 3/4
dollars = 1*3/4
dollars = 3/4
dollars = 0.75
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(8,6)
8 pounds of potatoes costs 6 dollars
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