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Mathematics (Grade 7)

Ratio and Proportional Relationships

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Ratio and Proportional Relationships: Constant of Proportionality (k)

Checking If a Table Shows Proportionality

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Checking If a Table Shows Proportionality
Introduction

Tables are a helpful way to organize and compare data. In math, tables are often used to display relationships between two quantities. When working with tables...

Transcript

Sam wants to build a strong reading habit, so he tracks how many pages he reads each day by making a table: Sam reads a total of 12 pages on day 1, a total of 24 pages by day 2, a total of 33 pages by day 3, and a total of 48 pages by day 4.

Sam wonders, “Did the total pages I read increase proportionally?

To find out, he c...