Respuesta :
The unknown value in the table using the constant of proportionality is; 96
How to find the constant of proportionality?
The constant of proportionality is the ratio of two proportional values at a constant value. Two variable values have a proportional relationship when either their ratio or their product gives a constant.
We are given the coordinates;
(12, 42), (18, 63), (40, y)
where x-values represents time in seconds and y-values represents number of pencils that were produced.
To find the constant of proportionality is as good as finding the slope between two consecutive points as;
m = (63 - 18)/(42 - 12)
m = (45/30)
m = 1.5
Thus to find the unknown value y, we will use the formula;
(y - y1)/x - x1) = m
So we will use the coordinates; (18, 63), (40, y)
Plugging them into the formula above will result in;
(y - 63)/(40 - 18) = 1.5
y - 63 = 1.5 * 22
y - 63 = 33
y = 33 + 63
y = 96
Thus, we can conclude that using the constant of proportionality, the number of pencils that were produced after a time of 40 seconds is 96 pencils.
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