document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208771>Question 1208771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The weight of 66 eggs is shown. Identify the constant of proportionality of total weight to number of eggs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The weight of 6 eggs is 258 g.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The underlying concept here -- not at all clearly stated -- is that the total weight is directly proportional to the number of eggs.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = # of eggs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = weight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = constant of proportionality<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = k*E<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the given information that the weight of 6 eggs is 258g,<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "258 = k*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 258/6 = 43<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The constant of proportionality is 43 (grams per egg)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note we could equally well say that the number of eggs is directly proportional to the total weight -- in which case the constant of proportionality would be (1/43) eggs per gram.<br><BR>\n" );
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